This quarter, we added collections from four Winnefox Library System libraries: Brandon Public Library, Caestecker Public Library (Green Lake), Patterson Memorial Library (Wild Rose), and Spillman Public Library (North Fond Du Lac). These collections contain historical newspapers, high school yearbooks, scrapbooks, family histories, and more. We also added a collection from our new content partners at Carthage College,… Read More…
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Recollection Wisconsin Discourages the Use of Prison Labor for Digitization
The Recollection Wisconsin Steering Committee offers the following recommendation on the use of prison labor for digitization. Background Libraries and cultural organizations are sometimes contacted by state corrections departments such as Oklahoma Correctional Industries (OCI) offering digitization services, particularly for high school yearbooks. These services, typically free or nearly so, may appeal to organizations that… Read More…
Celebrating 120 Years of Providing Access to Wisconsin State Documents
Guest post by Abbigail Swanton, Division for Libraries and Technology, Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction. Reposted from Wisconsin Libraries for Everyone. The National Archives is celebrating October as American Archives Month to highlight how history is made accessible to you. Wisconsin is celebrating, too! For nearly 120 years, Wisconsin libraries have been providing access to Wisconsin state… Read More…
Recollection Wisconsin Helps Bring Local History to Students
Recollection Wisconsin has launched a refreshed website for educators teaching state and local history in K12 classrooms! Recollection Wisconsin provides free online access to over half a million historical photos, maps, documents, and narratives that tell the stories of Wisconsin’s people and places. The site helps teachers find these valuable primary sources quickly and easily,… Read More…
Historical Images: Elections in Wisconsin
Elections, in something close to their current form, have been taking place in Wisconsin since 1825. The first known state vote took place in Green Bay in 1825, when only white male citizens over the age of 21 were allowed to vote. After Wisconsin was made a territory in 1836, one of the legislature’s first… Read More…
Preserving At-Risk Audiocassettes: A Case Study of the History Museum at the Castle in Appleton, Wisconsin
This post was contributed by Bronwen Maseman, a Madison-based librarian, educator, consultant, and researcher. This case study is part of the Community Archiving Workshop Regional Training of Trainers program, funded by an Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program grant (RE-85-18-0039-18) in partnership with the Association of Moving Image… Read More…
Preserving At-Risk Acetate Reel to Reel Audio Recordings: A Case Study of the University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire Special Collections and Archives
This post was contributed by Bronwen Maseman, a Madison-based librarian, educator, consultant, and researcher. This case study is part of the Community Archiving Workshop Regional Training of Trainers program, funded by an Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program grant (RE-85-18-0039-18) in partnership with the Association of Moving Image… Read More…
Preserving At-Risk 16mm Acetate Films: A Case Study of the Milwaukee Public Museum
This post was contributed by Bronwen Maseman, a Madison-based librarian, educator, consultant, and researcher. This case study is part of the Community Archiving Workshop Regional Training of Trainers program, funded by an Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program grant (RE-85-18-0039-18) in partnership with the Association of Moving Image… Read More…
Major Richard Bong (1920-1945)
This digital exhibit is provided by guest curator Autumn Wolter, intern at the Richard I. Bong Veterans Historical Center in Superior, Wisconsin. View the full digital collection at https://content.mpl.org/digital/collection/BVHC. Richard (Dick) Ira Bong, America’s Ace of Aces, was born on September 24, 1920 in Superior, Wisconsin to Carl and Dora Bong. He was their firstborn… Read More…
New in Recollection Wisconsin, Spring 2022
This quarter, we added four new collections from both new and existing content partners! Milwaukee Public Library has been working hard on these two new collections: The CETA (Comprehensive Employment and Training Act) Arts Program Photographs collection includes photographs taken between February and May of 1976 in Milwaukee, documenting life during the 1976 Bicentennial. After… Read More…
