Tumblr top ten of 2013

In 2013 we made 210 posts to our Tumblr blog, Wisco Histo. Here are the ten posts that inspired the most comments, likes, and shares from our readers. These ten images are diverse, but they all come from the collections of Wisconsin libraries, archives, and historical societies, and they all depict the lives of everyday… Read More…

2013: Our year in review

"September 1952." Photo by Don Krohn for the Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune. South Wood County Historical Corporation.

Recollection Wisconsin: 2013 by the numbers 130,956 items available through recollectionwisconsin.org 95,876 followers on our Tumblr blog 49,453 page views on the new recollectionwisconsin.org website 1,542 followers on Twitter 447 followers on Facebook 235 attendees at our conference sessions, workshops, and webinars 8 students supervised and mentored 1 national award received 2013 was an exciting year… Read More…

Tumblr top three: November 2013

Counting down the most-liked and most-shared posts on our Tumblr blog, Wisco Histo, for the month of November. 3. Ojibwe basket collected in Wisconsin Dells November was Native American Heritage Month, so we used Tumblr to highlight items from several digital collections focusing on Native history and culture in Wisconsin. The digital collection of the Logan… Read More…

Ripon College basketball, Ripon College Archives

To mark the beginning of both the men’s and women’s basketball seasons in November, the Ripon College Archives has digitized selections from its basketball photograph collections. Intercollegiate basketball teams have competed at Ripon since at least 1907. The new digital collection showcases almost 200 photos of men’s and women’s intercollegiate and intramural basketball teams at… Read More…

St. Norbert College Catalogs

St. Norbert College catalog, 1905-1906

Fifteen college catalogs from St. Norbert College, spanning the years 1902-1916, are now available online through Recollection Wisconsin. This collection complements a digital collection of yearbooks from 1917-1926 made available earlier in 2013 by the Miriam B. and James J. Mulva Library at the College. St. Norbert College was founded in De Pere, Wisconsin in… Read More…

Recreation on and in Wisconsin’s lakes

This post is contributed by Material Culture Summer Service Learner Ally Hrkac. Ally recently completed her B.S. in Secondary Education at UW-Madison and worked with Recollection Wisconsin in Summer 2013 to develop online exhibits and educational resources. “A lake carries you into recesses of feeling otherwise impenetrable.”  — William Wordsworth Wisconsin is a land of… Read More…

Tumblr top three: October 2013

Counting down the most-liked and most-shared posts on our Tumblr blog, Wisco Histo, for the month of October. 3. Two Wisconsin soldiers during World War I 2. Dow Riots at UW-Madison 1. An unusual Halloween costume Highlights from digital collections across Wisconsin are added to our Tumblr blog several times a week. Check out our monthly top posts… Read More…

Kewaunee Ships of War, Kewaunee Public Library

During World War II, Wisconsinites contributed to the war effort in many ways. Wisconsin’s shipbuilding industry flourished in communities along the shores of Lake Michigan and Lake Superior, where manufacturers such as the Manitowoc Shipbuilding Company and Globe Shipbuilding of Superior built submarines, cargo ships, and other vessels for the United States military. In 1941,… Read More…

WLA 2013

Slides and handouts from the “Planning a Successful Digital Project” start-to-finish session presented at the Wisconsin Library Association annual conference, Green Bay, October 25, 2013. Presenters: Sarah Grimm, Electronic Records Archivist, Wisconsin Historical Society and Emily Pfotenhauer, Recollection Wisconsin Program Manager, WiLS. Handout – Further resources Handout – Digital Project Planning Worksheet… Read More…

Local History Conference 2013

Slides and handouts from workshops presented at the Wisconsin Conference for Local History and Historic Preservation, Wisconsin Rapids, October 11, 2013. Presenters: Sarah Grimm, Electronic Records Archivist, Wisconsin Historical Society and Emily Pfotenhauer, Recollection Wisconsin Program Manager, WiLS. Handout – Sample Inventory Fields Handout – Digital Project Checklist Handout – List of Resources… Read More…

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