In past conversations and presentations, we’ve talked about the origins of this project and how it relates to other Recollection Wisconsin endeavors. Digital readiness and community building work is in our program DNA and, really, provides the foundation for so much of our work to digitize, share and preserve Wisconsin local history. Through our Digital… Read More…
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Hmong Heritage Month 2021
In honor of Hmong Heritage Month 2021, we’re pleased to celebrate and share several Hmong collections shared by Recollection Wisconsin and our partner organizations. Hmong Heritage Month began in 2004 as an opportunity for Wisconsinites to reflect on the many sacrifices that the Hmong, or Hmoob, people have made in service to our country and… Read More…
Chippewa Valley Museum: A Digital Readiness Case Study
The Chippewa Valley Museum in Eau Claire, Wisconsin connects people to the community and inspires curiosity by collecting, preserving and sharing the region’s historical and cultural resources. Significant collections document the history of farming and farm life, Gillette Safety Tire Factory, business and industry in Eau Claire including logging history, folk art, education, and the… Read More…
Batter Up, Play Ball!
Many thanks to UW-Madison iSchool graduate student, Thalia Coombs, for her contribution to this exhibit! You may recall the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL) from the 1992 film, A League of Their Own starring Geena Davis and Tom Hanks. Who will ever forget that “there’s no crying in baseball!” But did you know the… Read More…
Save the Date for Virtual Digital Readiness Fairs
As the spring winds gust across the Wisconsin landscape, so too are we moving forward with the wind at our backs. This month in the Digital Readiness Community of Practice, we have several exciting developments to share. Digital fairs: Planning continues for our summer Digital Readiness Fairs. These free, half-day events will be held virtually… Read More…
The Toolkit: Four Simple Metadata Improvements
The Toolkit brings together resources for creating, managing, and sharing digital collections to address common concerns we often hear, like this one: What quick or simple improvements can I make to my metadata to help users find what they need? Recollection Wisconsin is the collective effort of 240 libraries, historical societies, museums, and other historical… Read More…
Richard I. Bong Veterans Historical Center: A Digital Readiness Case Study
Located in Superior, Wisconsin, the Richard I. Bong Veterans Historical Center preserves and honors the memory of Major Richard I. (Dick) Bong and all veterans of World War II and subsequent conflicts, and provides educational resources for the Twin Ports area community and beyond. A native of Poplar, Wisconsin, Major Bong was known as America’s… Read More…
Building a Digital Readiness Community of Practice Update: Why Digitize?
As we continue to compile tools and resources for local history organizations to tackle digital readiness, we keep returning to one of the foundational questions of this initiative: why digitize? What motivates historical societies and public libraries to digitize their collections? During the 2019 planning grant that inspired our work, 85 Wisconsin history organizations answered… Read More…
Seven Questions with Joe Hermolin, Langlade County Historical Society
Meet Joe Hermolin, one of our most active and ardent Recollection Wisconsin community members! Along with shepherding many digitization projects as a content partner and president of the Langlade County Historical Society, Joe has served on the Recollection Wisconsin Steering Committee and currently participates in our Education Advisory Committee and Digital Readiness Community of Practice…. Read More…
Lake Mills Aztalan Historical Society: A Digital Readiness Case Study
Located in Lake Mills, Wisconsin, the Lake Mills Aztalan Historical Society (the Museum) is dedicated to preserving and sharing local pioneer and ancient Native American history. The Museum site opened in 1942, a year after the Society was founded. The Museum comprises seven pioneer buildings including the 1852 Baptist Church which houses the Society’s artifact… Read More…
