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June 29, 2021

A Time Capsule for the COVID Generation

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A Time Capsule for the COVID Generation

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After seeing how impactful the pandemic was for their young kids, two Chicago moms decided that a great way for kids to look back at this historical moment was to start a time capsule. They created “Once Upon Our Time Capsule,” a project that collects individual time capsules from kids across the city. We talk to Stacey Gillett and Stephanie Hodges about why they thought it was important that children memorialize this year, and what this could mean for the kids opening the capsules five years from now. 


Guests: Stacey Gillett, Co-creator, Once Upon Our Time Capsule (@staceywgillett)

Stephanie Hodges, Co-creator, Once Upon Our Time Capsule


Find out how to make your own time capsule: https://www.ourtimecapsule.org/


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