In celebration of Lexington’s 250th anniversary, WUKY and the Lexington History Museum will host StoryCorps to record the stories of local residents through both in-person and virtual interviews and preserve them in the Library of Congress.
StoryCorps, the national nonprofit organization dedicated to recording, preserving, and sharing the stories of people from all backgrounds and beliefs, comes to downtown Lexington from to record interviews, in-person and virtually, as part of its Mobile Tour and Lexington’s 250th Anniversary.
“I am excited Lexington will be hosting StoryCorps as part of our city’s 250th anniversary celebrations,” Mayor Linda Gorton said. “Our community has a long history, and many stories to tell. Having StoryCorps here will allow so many of those stories to be recorded for others to hear, long into the future.”
Reservations to record can be made by calling StoryCorps’ 24-hour toll-free reservation line at 1-800-850-4406. StoryCorps will be at Lexington’s Woodland Park, March 20– April 16.
