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Picture & Oral History Portal

A face. A name. A story only you can tell.

Can’t attend the Harvest Festival? Share your family’s memories of Grahn, Kirk Memorial, Karl Grahn, or the brickyard community. Help preserve these stories before they are lost. A few sentences are enough.

Share a story, a file, or both. No account needed.

01 Your connection

Your name (required)

Family surname(s) (optional)Include maiden names or other family names, if known.

Email (optional)

Phone (optional)

Your email and phone number are kept private and will not appear with published materials.

02 The memory and the people

Your story or memoryWhat do you remember? Who told you this story? You can also use your phone’s keyboard microphone to dictate it, or upload a voice recording below.

Dates and locations (optional)Approximate dates and places are fine. Please label guesses as uncertain.

People identified (optional)For a photograph, list names from left to right if possible. Include the filename when sharing several pictures.

03 Photos, scans, or a voice

Add historic files (optional)

Photographs, letters, clippings, documents, or a recording of someone telling their story. Keep your originals; send digital copies.

Up to 5 files · 10 MB each · 20 MB total.
JPG, PNG, WebP, TIFF, HEIC/HEIF, PDF; MP3, M4A, WAV, or OGG audio.

Only share material you own or have permission to contribute, including the speaker’s permission for recordings. Please leave out private information you do not want preserved or shared.

04 Your permissionI give Kirk Memorial Baptist Church permission to keep this submission and its files in the community history collection. (Required)I also give permission to share my submitted story, materials, and name publicly as part of the church’s community history work, after review. (Optional)

Leave public sharing unchecked if you want your contribution kept for preservation only.

You may contact me with questions or to hear more of the story. (Optional; please provide email or phone above.)

Every memory receives care.

Submitted materials may be reviewed before publication. Sending a submission does not mean it will appear on the website. Nothing is published automatically, and public sharing requires your permission.

Need help or have a larger collection? Email Kirk Memorial.