SPRING:STORY

Collecting untold stories of Rachel Carson’s impact

As we have been working to create Springsong over the past few years, we have talked with hundreds of people, many of whom have shared stories of how Carson changed something small or large in their lives -- everything from starting to plant their own tomatoes to pursuing a career in environmental science. We realized that, though the difference Carson's Silent Spring made in sparking the modern environmental movement has been well documented, the effect she had (and continues to have) on the lives of individuals has not.

With your help, the museum will collect these personal stories for the sake of documenting history and seeking to understand the impact of Carson's Silent Spring, other books, and life from the often overlooked perspective of the individual. We plan to partner with state or national archives to house these stories permanently.

Please join us by sharing your story. Spring:Stories will be available publicly via the Springsong Museum VoxPop app, where you can also make a recording, and may be featured in the Springsong Museum’s social media or on a Spring:Story podcast.

This initiative is a collaboration between Springsong Museum and VoxPop

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Spring:Story Submission Form

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My Spring:Story

Please share your reelections on how Silent Spring, Rachel Carson’s other books, or Carson herself influenced your life.

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Reflections on Rachel

Are you interested in learning about Rachel Carson's impact on people including two Pulitzer Prize-winning novelists, legendary actor William Shatner, and a Hugo Award-winning author from China whose books put Silent Spring back on the bestseller list after 60 years? Watch the Spring:Story video!

You can also look for their reflections and those of many others on our Instagram and Facebook pages. And please join them by sharing your Spring:Story!

Special thanks to Stacy Jannis of Jannis Productions for generously donating her time and talent to make the Spring:Story video.