The History Department and the Duggan Library Archives are collecting material to help future students understand everyday life for Hanoverians. For the past five years, we've asked volunteers to describe their circumstances on just one day, and we're checking in again this year on May 15. Can you help?
If you like to doodle and use fancy pens, you can print out a form to fill out by hand. Or if you prefer to type, you can fill out an online form. We think future students will especially appreciate hearing about the concrete details of your day -- what did you see or hear on May 15? who did you spend time with? what did you do for fun? did you cook or eat anything special? what music did you listen to?
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We hope your contributions will help future students imagine themselves traveling back in time to 2025. (We got the idea from a similar project that has been underway in England since 1937.)
You can browse previous submissions to this project, held in the Duggan Archives, or you can follow the links below to read about One Day in Hanover's history.
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- Marie Ester Brandt, May 15, 1852
- Charles Hamilton, May 15, 1892
- Walking into town, May 15, 1914
- Winfield Scott Smith, May 15, 1918
- Mahlon Lemon, May 22, 1932
- Family Day, May 15, 1971
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Note: The photo above was taken by Adam Combs on May 15, 2023, and submitted for that year's "One Day in May."