Community Voices

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Sign up today to record your story

You are invited to share and record a conversation with a family member or friend for generations to come with the new Bridges Library System’s Community Voices of Jefferson and Waukesha Counties.

Member library staff have been trained in the StoryCorps interview style and will record your story which will be archived with StoryCorps Online Archive, Library of Congress American Folklife Center, Recollection Wisconsin and Digital Public Library of America (DPLA). Stories can also be kept private and delivered to you via a private link.

What do I talk about?

Every life is a remarkable journey filled with triumphs, challenges, and invaluable wisdom. Talk about your personal adventures, cherished moments, lessons learned, or simply sit down with a friend and reminisce. Your story will live on for generations to come.

Want to record your story?

Recording sessions are open to anyone. Whether you’re ready to preserve your story or just want more information, please contact us through the form below and we will get in touch with you.

Want to listen to stories?

Listen to the stories recorded by our trained facilitators in the Community Voices of Jefferson and Waukesha Counties collection.

Questions or comments can be directed to Angela Meyers: Email or 262-896-8245.

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What Is Community Voices?

Community Voices of Jefferson and Waukesha County aims to preserve and share stories in order to build connections between people. We also do this to create an online archive for future generations. With your permission, stories will be shared to StoryCorps’ Online Archive and preserved at the Library of Congress.

What Can Participants Expect?

  • A trained facilitator will contact participants to set up the recording date, meet them at the decided location, go over the paperwork, and help both conversation partners settle in and get comfortable.
  • Participants will find a compassionate, respectful environment in which to share their stories.
  • Participants will have up to 40 minutes to record a conversation.
  • Participants can choose their conversation partner and what they would like to talk about.
  • The recording is audio only. No video will be taken.
  • Participants decide whether to share their recording or keep it private.

Listen to Some Stories from StoryCorps



Bridges Library System – Serving the libraries of Waukesha & Jefferson Counties