2021 was a year in which Wisconsin’s cultural heritage organizations continued to grapple with fewer resources, fewer staff hours, and less certainty about what the next day would look like. And, pandemic variants, staffing shortages, and budget reductions will continue to disrupt service for the foreseeable future. Yet, the work of Recollection Wisconsin and our… Read More…
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Survey for Social Studies Teachers Grades 3-5
This survey is now closed. Thank you for sharing your input with us! We are looking for input from social studies educators who are teaching grades 3-5! A big part of what we do at Recollection Wisconsin is provide primary resources and educational materials for Wisconsin history teachers and classrooms – and we’d like to… Read More…
Digital Readiness Fairs: That’s a Wrap!
The Digital Readiness Community of Practice has been an NHPRC-funded project at Recollection Wisconsin since 2019, and we’ve spent the past two years planning for, growing, learning about and implementing the statewide network of resources and practitioners. The Community of Practice and digital readiness efforts will continue to be a focus of Recollection Wisconsin, though… Read More…
Family Tree Magazine Names Recollection Wisconsin Among Best State Genealogy Websites
Recollection Wisconsin has been named to Family Tree Magazine’s list of Best State Websites for Genealogy for 2021. This list recognizes the best go-to online resources for genealogy researchers in each state, Washington, D.C., and US territories including Puerto Rico, American Samoa, and Guam. We are honored to be named among these excellent organizations supporting genealogists across the… Read More…
New in Recollection Wisconsin, Fall 2021
This month, Recollection Wisconsin added three new collections from new content partners and a new collection from a current content partner! The Verona Public Library Local History digitization project is a growing selection of digital materials culled from the physical archives of its Local History Collection which currently includes photographs, city directories, and community writing… Read More…
Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month
September 15 through October 15 is Hispanic Heritage Month and we’re taking this opportunity to share several related history and archival resources! First, what’s up with the name? In recent years some members of Spanish-speaking populations of the United States have questioned the use of Hispanic to describe themselves. Latino, or sometimes the gender-inclusive Latinx,… Read More…
The Toolkit: Wrapping Up a Digitization Project
The Toolkit brings together resources for creating, managing, and sharing digital collections to address common concerns we often hear, like this one: My digitization project will end later this year. What do I need to do to wrap up this work? All good things must come to an end, right? Whether grant-funded or supported by… Read More…
Digital Readiness Fair Hosts: In Their Own Words
Throughout Summer 2021, we facilitated four Digital Readiness Fairs where local history practitioners and invited guest experts shared their experiences working with digital projects including their challenges and successes, “best practices” and a few lessons learned along the way. Did you miss the Digital Readiness Fairs? We’ve got you covered! Content from all four Digital… Read More…
New in Recollection Wisconsin, Summer 2021
Last month, we welcomed four new collections from three of our current content partners: UW-Milwaukee’s Desi Wisconsin, oral histories from some of the first South Asian immigrants to Wisconsin on their journey to develop a distinct identity. Two magazines from UW-Oshkosh: Context (1976-2001) was dedicated to sharing the important research and creative activities of the University’s faculty and academic… Read More…
The Toolkit: You asked, let’s chat!
The Toolkit brings together resources for creating, managing, and sharing digital collections to address common concerns we often hear. This month, we’re featuring a few frequently-asked questions posed by local history practitioners during our summer Digital Readiness Fairs. Any advice for getting started with a digitization project? How should we create metadata to allow a… Read More…
