In July, 22 staff from 12 regional public library systems around the state participated in training workshops presented by South Central Library System and Recollection Wisconsin. The workshops, held in Madison at SCLS headquarters and in Keshena at the College of Menominee Nation Library, introduced system staff to the mobile digitization kits that were distributed… Read More…
On the Road
Recollection Wisconsin Staff Share Projects Around the State (and Beyond!)
We’ve been on the road this fall, promoting Recollection Wisconsin and our projects that champion digital stewardship of local history resources –- Curating Community Digital Collections (CCDC) and Listening to War: Digitizing Wisconsin’s Wartime Oral Histories. Here’s a recap of our adventures! We rolled into La Crosse, Wisconsin on October 24th for the 2018 Wisconsin… Read More…
Recollection Wisconsin at Fall Conferences
Are you headed to the Wisconsin Library Association conference in La Crosse or the Local History-Historic Preservation conference in Elkhart Lake later this month? Say hi to the Recollection Wisconsin team! CCDC Project Coordinator Vicki Tobias and Recollection Wisconsin Program Manager Emily Pfotenhauer will be in the WLA Exhibit Hall, Booth 13, Wednesday and Thursday… Read More…
CCDC: Vicki on the Road, Part 2
Earlier this month, I wrapped up my “Tour de Year One CCDC Host Sites” with visits to Rock County Historical Society in Janesville, Outagamie Waupaca Library System in Appleton and College of Menominee Nation in Keshena. While all of our teams have similar broad goals for their summer projects — develop digital preservation workflows, best… Read More…
CCDC: Vicki on the Road, Part 1
This month, I am thrilled to be visiting each of our Curating Community Digital Collections (CCDC) host sites for an extended check-in with each team. It’s been almost two months since our immersion workshop in Madison where we introduced CCDC participants to basic digital preservation concepts and best practices, tools and workflows for preservation tasks,… Read More…
On the River: Oral Histories from La Crosse
Right after a snowstorm hit us on Saturday, I drove through subzero temperatures to spend a few days in La Crosse! La Crosse is a college town with a vibrant downtown right on the Mississippi River. I spent a full day at the La Crosse Public Library and the next day in the UW La… Read More…
Stories about Submarines
The Wisconsin Maritime Museum is yet another example of small staff museums doing big things to save its history. The museum is in a large space right off the Manitowoc River, off Lake Michigan. I had a lot to inventory, so unfortunately I had to bypass the exhibits and go straight to the archives. I… Read More…
Central Wisconsin: Four Organizations in Three Days
For my last post I talked about my trip to Stevens Point in central Wisconsin. Well, I must’ve liked it so much that I went back again to the center of the state. This time, I visited four institutions in four towns: Neillsville, Marshfield, Wausau, and Medford. The first leg of my trip was to… Read More…
Brisk Autumn Trip to Stevens Point
The end of October doesn’t just mean colorful leaves, warmer blankets and Halloween — it also means the Wisconsin Local History and Historic Preservation Conference! This year’s conference was held in Wisconsin Dells, which is kind of like one big pool party for families (it was a little too chilly for conference participants to partake… Read More…
Veterans’ stories from Green Bay and Two Rivers
My trip to the Green Bay area covered the most institutions I’ve visited so far in a single trip: over two days, I worked at the UW Green Bay Archives and Area Research Center, in downtown Green Bay at the Neville Public Museum of Brown County, and then at the Lester Public Library in Two… Read More…
