Mapping Family Stories
The Foundation for a Stronger City
Discover Hidden Gems
Create a Vibrant Community
From Kitchen Tables to City Hall
Make Your Voice Heard!
Become a Changemaker:
Map Your Family's Stories
Your Family's History
Your City's Inspiration
Bridge the Past and Present
Build a Better Future
Interview the Past
Influence the Future
Unleash Your Inner Historian
Transform Your Community
Get to Know Your Neighbors
Understand Their Values
Map Their Memories
Shape Your City's Future
Mapping Family Stories
The Foundation for a Stronger City
Discover Hidden Gems
Create a Vibrant Community
From Kitchen Tables to City Hall
Make Your Voice Heard!
Become a Changemaker:
Map Your Family's Stories
Your Family's History
Your City's Inspiration
Interview the Past
Influence the Future
Bridge the Past and Present
Build a Better Future
Unleash Your Inner Historian
Transform Your Community
Get to Know Your Neighbors
Understand Their Values
Map Their Memories
Shape Your City's Future
What is a
Chat Map?
A Chat Map is a story from your neighborhood on a map of your neighborhood.
If you walk down your street, you can see all the buildings and the monuments. But if you do not know the story behind this building or that monument, you can not understand the meaning of those things to the people who live there.
Chat Maps are created to uncover and share the stories behind the neighborhood, helping people understand its significance to the local community.
- Sit down with a family member or neighbor
- Use a mobile device to record their stories
- Drop pins on a digital map for each story
- Upload the map and stories to Chat Maps
- Community support groups may organize story tours for children and newcomers to help them understand the values and perspectives of local residents.
- An entrepreneur plans to launch a new business in your neighborhood and aims to make it relevant to the existing community by incorporating local stories into their business plan and building design.
- A local political representative seeks to understand how to make a decision that impacts your neighborhood. To do this, they draw on local stories to tailor their proposal to the community's needs and values.
- Neighbors can identify and document recurring needs in the community, share their stories, and advocate for change with their elected representatives.
If you walk down your street, you can see all the buildings and the monuments. But if you do not know the story behind this building or that monument, you can not understand the meaning of those things to the people who live there.
Chat Maps are created to uncover and share the stories behind the neighborhood, helping people understand its significance to the local community.
- Sit down with a family member or neighbor
- Use a mobile device to record their stories
- Drop pins on a digital map for each story
- Upload the map and stories to Chat Maps
- Community support groups may organize story tours for children and newcomers to help them understand the values and perspectives of local residents.
- An entrepreneur plans to launch a new business in your neighborhood and aims to make it relevant to the existing community by incorporating local stories into their business plan and building design.
- A local political representative seeks to understand how to make a decision that impacts your neighborhood. To do this, they draw on local stories to tailor their proposal to the community's needs and values.
- Neighbors can identify and document recurring needs in the community, share their stories, and advocate for change with their elected representatives.
What is a
Chat Map?
A Chat Map is a story from your neighborhood on a map of your neighborhood.
Why Make Chat Maps?
If you walk down your street, you can see all the buildings and the monuments, but if you do not know the story behind this building or that monument, you can not understand the meaning of that stuff to the people who live there. Chat Maps are created to uncover and share the stories behind the neighborhood, helping people understand their significance to the local community.
How Do I Make Chat Maps?
- Sit down with a family member or neighborhood
- Use a mobile device to record their stories
- Drop pins on a digital map for each story
- Upload the map to Chat Maps
Who Uses My Chat Maps?
- Community support groups organize story tours for children and newcomers to help them understand the beliefs and perspectives of local residents.
- A entrepreneur plans to launch a new business in your neighborhood and aims to make it relevant to the existing community by incorporating local stories into their business plan and building design.
- A local political representative seeks to understand how to make a decision that impacts your neighborhood. To do this, they draw on local stories to tailor their proposal to the community’s needs and values.
- Neighbors can identify and document recurring needs in the community, share their stories, and advocate for change with their elected representatives.