The purpose of this event is to bring community members together to share their personal experiences around the East Palestine train derailment incident. These important stories will be captured, preserved, and shared as part of the historical record of Northern Beaver County and surrounding communities. 

Event features:

1. All-inclusive, inviting space for people to share in their own words their personal stories with the community
2. Open to the public and suitable for all ages 
3. ADA accessible
4. Program will be moderated
5. Event includes pre-recorded media from the community
6. There will be a variety of community participants
7. There will be an audience participation segment
8. Open to the press (audio press box available)
9. Event will be recorded in whole or in part via audio, video, and photographic media
10. Recorded media will be curated and archived with the Little Beaver Historical Society

What this event is not:

• Not a Legal Rights Conference / No Attorney Soliciting
• Not a Government Agency Press Conference
• Not a Healthcare Advisory Panel
• Not a Debate or Activist Rally

For more information:

Event Liaison – Kevin Farkas

farkas.kj@gmail.com

412-423-8034

Share Your Story *

• I would like to share my personal story at the event on April 11, 2023
• I would like to share my personal story at another time

Please check all that apply *

• I live or work in the affected area? (Within 20 miles of East Palestine)
• I was in the affected area during and/or soon after the train derailment on February 3, 2023?
• I was in the affected area during and/or soon after the “controlled burn” on February 6, 2023?
• I farm or have livestock within the affected area?
• I have minor children living in the affected area?
• In my opinion, I have physical and/or mental health issues as a result of the train incident?

I would like to share media that I created. (Participation in the public event not required.)

• Photographs
• Videos
• Audio Recordings
• Personal Documents
• Other

What is Your Community? *

Name *

Email *

Phone *

Address, City, State, Zip *

Oral histories are accounts of your lived experience, in your own words. Briefly, what story do you want to tell associated with the train derailment? *

Do you have any questions about the "Stories for History" event?

Submit

For more information:

Event Liaison – Kevin Farkas

farkas.kj@gmail.com

412-423-8034

New Galilee Community Event Center

606 Centennial Ave, New Galilee, PA 16141

For more information:

Event Liaison – Kevin Farkas

farkas.kj@gmail.com

412-423-8034

PUBLIC RECORDNG

• This event (including the program, speakers, and audience in attendance) will be recorded using audio, video, and/or photographic media.
• Participants and attendees have no expectation of privacy regarding the recording of their likeness, voice, or statements.
• The Event Organizers have the discretion to record all, part, or none of the activities at this event.
• Public recording and media coverage is permitted, however, the Event Organizers request that any media published privately or publicly will be attributed to the “Stories for History Community Forum.”

PARTICIPATION

• Participation and/or attendance at this event and within the building is voluntary.
• The Event Organizers are not responsible for and shall be held harmless regarding any legal claims against any views, opinions, and claims expressed by participants and attendees.

COPYRIGHT 

• The Event Organizers retain complete and independent copyright and editorial control over their recorded content. They are under no obligation to privately or publicly publish or relinquish their media content regardless of format or condition.  

For more information:

Event Liaison – Kevin Farkas

farkas.kj@gmail.com

412-423-8034

THIS IS A PUBLIC EVENT

• This event is free and open to the public, including members of the press.

DESIGNATED PRESS AREA

• Accessible area for press agents
• Audio press box available with limited number of audio XLR and 3.5mm feeds from sound deck

PRESS RELEASES & FLYERS

• • Beaver County Local Historians Gathering Oral Histories Related to East Palestine Train Derailment
  • We Were There Flyer (print version)

CONTACT

Event Liaison – Kevin Farkas

farkas.kj@gmail.com 

412-423-8034

Event Liaison – Kevin Farkas

• farkas.kj@gmail.com
• 412-423-8034

Little Beaver Historical Society

• Board President: Jay Paisley
• Physical Address: 803 Plumb St., Darlington, Pennsylvania 16115
• Mailing Address: PO Box 304, Darlington PA 16115
• Email:  info@LittleBeaverHistorical.org
• Website

RiverWise

• Executive Director: Daniel Rossi-Keen
• Mailing Address: PO Box 51, Monaca, Pennsylvania 15061
• Email: daniel@getriverwise.com
• Website | Facebook | YouTube

The Social Voice Project

• Executive Producer: Kevin Farkas
• Email: Kevin@TheSocialVoiceProject.org
• Website | Facebook | YouTube

For more information:

Event Liaison – Kevin Farkas

farkas.kj@gmail.com

412-423-8034

The Stories for History Project is an innovative community-centered oral history initiative. Its goal is to promote and support local historians, museums, and historical societies in their efforts to capture, preserve, and share the voices and stories of their communities as significant contributions to the historical record.

For more information:

Event Liaison – Kevin Farkas

farkas.kj@gmail.com

412-423-8034