We Live On: Stories of Radical Connection
The History of Telling Queer History
Crankies are an old storytelling art form that utilizes long illustrated scrolls wound onto two spools. The spools are loaded into a box that has a viewing window.
Visitors could hand-crank this scroll to read the TQH paper timelines, which reference historical and personal events. You use the top left crank to read the scroll left to right. Once you reach the end, you use the right crank to scroll back to the beginning.
Made by Mona and Ben Welter, RJ Lawrence’s parents
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Learn more history by exploring our digital timelines.
Thank you for sharing and caring about 2SLGBTQIA+ history!