Walk Down Memory Lane & Share Your Musikfest Memories

August 4th, 2017 |

Share Your Musikfest memory and be a part of the Library of Congress!

Bring Musikfest’s past to life and join a community of voices by participating in Mugshots: Oral Histories and Musikfest Memorabilia exhibitions.

When: August 4-13, 2017

Where: at the 1810 Goundie House, the oldest brick residence in Bethlehem, located at 501 Main St., Bethlehem, PA 18018

Time: 11am – 6pm each day

Celebrate, preserve, and share your Musikfest memories in a recorded interview
that will be digitally archived in the Library of Congress through the StoryCorps app. 

Help make history now!

What Is Mugshots: Oral Histories?

Mugshots: Oral Histories of Musikfest hopes to give recognition to the diverse perspectives, experiences, and memories of Musikfest visitors, while also uniting the community through visitors’ stories and memories through oral history and photography!

See how Musikfest has impacted Bethlehem since it began in 1984! Explore the faces, personalities, experiences, and moods of visitors through photography, text quotes, and audio files.

Honor old traditions while celebrating new ones when you visit Musikfest Memorabilia exhibit! Revisit Musikfest’s past and take a look at Musikfest souvenirs, including posters, programs, pins, t-shirts, and mugs dating back from 1984 – 2003!

Don’t miss out! Tell your Musikfest memory before August 13, 2017.

How You Can Participate? 

• Visit the Goundie House between 11am – 6pm between August 4 – 13.
• Get interviewed by a trained volunteer.
• Have your photograph taken!
• Your black & white portrait will be captioned with a word that you chose that best describes Musikfest.
• Take a selfie while wearing your “I shared My Story” sticker then share on social media with friends using #FestMemories and tag Historic Bethlehem (@HistoricBethlehem)!
• Come back and see your photo on display at the Goundie House until September 1, 2017.
• Listen to other people’s favorite Musikfest memories here.

Don’t want to participate? Here are other ways you can stay involved:

• You can snap a shot or selfie with a “Mr. Goundie’ cutout, the original house owner, in his office.
• Be a part of Bethlehem’s history by pinning up your picture in the Goundie House, and writing down a small quote with your picture.
• Use our hashtag #FestMemories on social media as you post pictures of the event.

Stop by for a recorded interview before August 13 and be a part of Bethlehem’s history today!

What is Oral History?

Did you know that oral history has been practiced since the Persian War to help commemorate the battle?  Oral history gives people a chance to reminisce and be memorialized by preserving memories, historical information, past events, or interviews of narrators and witnesses through sound or video recording. It helps society remember, learn, and grown from the past.

About StoryCorps

StoryCorps is a nonprofit oral history organization with a mission to collect, share, and educate people worldwide through oral history. Its app will be used to memorialize and record visitors’ experiences.

The goals of StoryCorps are to:

• Build connections!
• Teach humanity in the value of listening.
• Strengthen bonds in communities.
• Remind society that everyone’s story is valuable.

All the oral histories shared through StoryCorps are digitally archived in the Library of Congress and on the StoryCorps.me website.

Find yours and others’ Musikfest oral history accounts by visiting https://storycorps.me/organizations/historic-bethlehem-museums-sites/.

Visit www.storycorps.com and at www.storycorps.me. Also, follow and tag StoryCorps on Instagram (@StoryCorps)!

Spread the Word!

Tell your friends and family about Mugshots!

Spread the word by sharing it on Facebook. You can also follow us on Instagram, Twitter, and even LinkedIn to stay updated about the event.

Children, teens and adults are all encouraged to participate and are welcomed to stop by at the 1810 Goundie House to share their story.

The Mugshots exhibit begins August 4 and runs through the 13 from 11am until 6pm, each day, for oral history interviews; for the remainder of Musikfest, the building closes at 7pm.

The exhibition will remain on display until September 1^st.

Let’s preserve, share, and celebrate Musikfest together!

For more information, call 1.800.360.TOUR or visit HistoricBethlehem.org.

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