Explore the Projects

Stories for All brings together over forty community and University of Kansas partner projects. This page enables you to identify partner projects that interest you and takes you to their websites.

You can search and filter projects by topic, partner, or digital genre. Please contact storiesforall@ku.edu if you have any difficulties.

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Connecting our Community to its Past through Digital Resources

Steve Nowak

Executive Director, Watkins Museum of History Watkins Museum of History

Will Haynes

Director of Engagement and Learning, Watkins Museum of History Watkins Museum of History

Sarah Bell

Development Director, Watkins Museum of History Watkins Museum of History

Brittany Keegan

Curator of Exhibits and Collections, Watkins Museum of History Watkins Museum of History

In 2022, the Watkins Museum decided to expand its permanent exhibit on Indigenous peoples in Douglas County beyond two exhibit panels. Will Haynes, the museum’s director of engagement and learning, began by forming an advisory group and reached out to representatives of the Kaw Nation, Delaware Tribe, Shawnee Tribe, Osage Nation, and Wyandot Nation.

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Digital Douglas County History

Brad Allen

Executive Director, Lawrence Public Library Lawrence Public Library

Melissa Fisher Isaacs

Information Services Coordinator, Lawrence Public Library Lawrence Public Library

The Lawrence Public Library launched this project in partnership with the Watkins Museum of History in 2017. A portal to digital local history, Digital Douglas County History uses Omeka, an open source web-publishing platform, as its framework.

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Free State Story Slam

Margaret Morris

Chief Executive Officer, Lawrence Arts Center Lawrence Arts Center

David Hollond

Founder, Free State Story Slam; Lawrence Arts Center Lawrence Arts Center

Elizabeth Sullivan

Director of Performing Arts, Lawrence Arts Center Lawrence Arts Center

For 11 years, the Free State Story Slam storytelling series has had a home at the Lawrence Arts Center. The monthly Story Slam provides storytellers an opportunity to tell true stories in front of a live audience.

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Our Tomorrows

Rebecca Gillam

Associate Director, Center for Public Partnerships and Research University of Kansas

Jenny Flinders

Research Project Manager, Center for Public Partnerships and Research University of Kansas

Our Tomorrows utilizes a novel framework to capture family experiences about thriving and surviving to inform policies and practices to better meet the needs of families. Anyone can share experiences or narratives, and then add their own interpretive meaning by responding to a series of unique question forms.

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