Join other communities that have developed Hear, Here projects:

DOWNTOWN LA CROSSE

Wisconsin, USA

“By far, what I got most out of this project was a deeper understanding of my own community and what a project like this does for that community. I wholeheartedly admit that before this project I was ignorant as to what is going on in my own community. This experience drove home to me what history can do for the community at large, and how it can create social change.”

Calli Niemi
Public and Policy History student,
University of Wisconsin La Crosse
VISIT HEAR, HERE LA CROSSE

SOHO

London, Ontario CA

“By providing stories not found in local history books, Hear, Here enriches our understanding of London’s diversity.”

Michelle Hamilton
Director, Public History MA Program,
Western University

Visit Hear, Here Soho

GREAT TALBOT

London, Ontario CA

“The St. George-Grosvenor Neighbourhood Association is pleased to support this innovative initiative.”

Kevin Langs
Past-President, St. George-Grosvenor
Neighbourhood Association

Visit Hear, Here Great Talbot

THE VILLAGE

London, Ontario CA

“Imagine filling neighbourhoods everywhere with stories. Once you know the stories of a place, a simple stroll becomes a journey for the imagination.”

Mark Tovey
Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of History
Western University

Visit Hear, Here The Village

What Makes Hear, Here Successful?

Location: All interviews should be location specific.

First Person: All stories should be told by the person who experienced the story themselves.

Historically Underrepresented and Marginalized: A proportion of the stories in any Hear, Here project should reflect the experiences of historically underrepresented or marginalized members of the community (ie. Immigrant groups, foreign nationals, LGBTQ+, people experiencing homelessness, Native American, Latino/a, African American).

Neighborhood: Hear, Here projects are based in sections of the city; a single long street or a neighborhood work best for this project.

Project Name: Please follow Hear, Here nomenclature for your city in marketing (i.e. ‘Hear, Here: Downtown La Crosse’ would be ‘Hear, Here: your neighborhood and city name’).

Oral History Collections: We utilized a pre-existing oral history collection for stories that took place further back in history than today’s community would remember. We invite you to do similar work in your project.

Funds: Look into local funding agencies, also consider applying for National Endowment for the Arts and National Endowment for the Humanities funds to support your project.

Before Applying, Make Sure To:

  1. Read the Hear, Here Objectives 
  2. Explore our website.
  3. Make an appointment with Dr. Ariel Beaujot, Executive Director of Hear, Here  by calling 608-785-6798
  4. If you are still interested after the initial meeting, your group will go through an application process that will allow you access to How to Documents as well as further rules and guidelines
It is important that we all work together to maintain the integrity of the hear here vision