JOURNEYS · CONTRIBUTIONS · LEGACY

What we have built
deserves to be seen.

French-speaking life in the Midwest is more than dates and events. It is people who have taught, welcomed, created, organized, connected, advised, shared knowledge and opened doors.

A street in Des Moines’ East Village with the Iowa State Capitol in the distance.
Photo & credits
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Your contribution

MORE THAN A MEMORY

Turn your time in the Midwest into a record of your reputation.

Each profile can document a real contribution and help make it understandable years later.

01

What I did

Roles, projects, classes, events, associations, initiatives or responsibilities.

02

What I contributed

People connected, mediation, knowledge shared, organization, ideas or results.

03

The supporting evidence

Photos, articles, programs, letters, links, stories or references.

04

What I do today

The connection between the Midwest experience and your current professional or personal journey.

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A profile for your journey

SAMPLE PROFILE

A page to complement a résumé.

The Hub does not replace LinkedIn or a résumé. It adds what they rarely show: human context, evidence, memories and local impact.

1996
→
2026
DOCUMENTED JOURNEY

Person's name

Education · culture · community · Iowa / Midwest

MY TIME HEREDates · cities · institutions

The context in which the person arrived and worked in the Midwest.

MY CONTRIBUTIONWhat I created or made possible

Projects, events, teaching, mediation, networks, support or shared knowledge.

EVIDENCE & ARCHIVESDocuments and stories

Photos, press coverage, letters, programs, links and references that support the story.

MY LIFE TODAYWhere this journey led me

Continuity between past experience and current professional or personal life.

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The Hub’s community expertise

THE HUB'S CONNECTING THREAD

Bringing people together is a skill too.

The Hub has sought to make visible work that is often hard to measure: building connections, sharing information, welcoming people, bringing them together, organizing gatherings and sometimes helping resolve misunderstandings.

This expertise can become a clear service: community facilitation, French-American connections, event organization, preserving memories, cultural support and informal mediation in community projects.

Making connectionsIdentifying and connecting the right people.
FacilitationHelping a group move forward and communicate better.
EventsTurning an idea into a gathering that builds real connections.
Memories & storytellingDocumenting the history of a person, group or project.
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Choose a format

A COHERENT BUSINESS MODEL

The site can create value without selling memories.

Basic stories remain accessible. Revenue comes from enhanced presentation, visibility and support services.

MEMORY PROFILE

Essential

Free

A historical or community contribution after editorial approval.

SIGNATURE PORTRAIT

Full story

$149 / project

Interview, writing, archive selection and a more detailed editorial portrait.

Proposed launch price — to be confirmed before activation.
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What record would you like to leave?

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The Hub will contact you before any publication or paid service.