Join Recollection Wisconsin and local history practitioners this summer at one of four virtual Digital Readiness Fairs! These free, half-day events offer a mix of activities and learning opportunities, and showcase digitization work from around the state. Hear from local history practitioners and how they have tackled digitization projects, including challenges, successes, and lessons learned along the way. Participants will also learn more about our ongoing participation in statewide digital readiness work, Recollection Wisconsin and the Wisconsin Historical Society’s Local History Outreach program.
Fair dates and virtual hosts:
• June 29, 2021, 9:00 AM – 12:30 PM (Appleton Public Library)
• July 16, 2021, 9:00 AM -12:30 PM (Crandon Area Historical Society)
• August 3, 2021, 9:00 AM – 12:30 PM (Pioneer Museum/Barron County)
• August 18, 2021, 1:00 PM – 4:30 PM (Kenosha County Historical Society)
Details, sessions and registration information for all four Digital Readiness Fairs: https://recollectionwisconsin.org/fairs
*registration required
Questions? Contact Kristen Whitson at kristen@wils.org.
Supported by an Archives Collaboratives Implementation Grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC), the granting arm of the National Archives.
