Local History Webinars
Presented FREE of charge by
Local History-Field Services, Office of
Programs and Outreach
All Local History Webinars start at 1:30 p.m. CT.
Can't make it at the scheduled day/time? Register and after the live webinar you will be sent a link to view a recording.
Wednesday, October 3, 1:30 pm CT
Wisconsin's NEW State Archival Preservation Facility (SAPF)
Presented by Matt Blessing, State Archivist and Administrator for the Division of Library, Archives and Collections, Wisconsin Historical
Society
Located on the east side of Madison, the State Archive Preservation Facility is a state-of-the-art preservation facility, designed for
the collections of the Wisconsin Historical Society, Wisconsin Veterans Museum, UW-Madison's Center for Film and Theater Research, and the cultural heritage assets of the state capitol and executive residence.The $47 million facility opened in early 2018.The
Wisconsin Historical Society is mid-way through moving its collections into the new facility.
Wednesday, October 10, 1:30 pm CT
Book Conservation at the Wisconsin Historical Society
Presented by Chris Brown, Book Conservator, Conservation Lab, Wisconsin Historical Society
After several years of work and many treatments one thing is sure, there is no universal treatment for the conservation of a book. That
being said there are important elements that need to be followed. We'll take a look at the direction of conservation over the years and some of the ways Chris has applied his own experience to the treatment of books here at the Wisconsin Historical Society.
There will be lots of time to discuss your questions about book conservation.
Chris has a Bachelor of Fine Arts, from the University of Wisconsin Madison. His book career began with Walter Hamady followed by an
internship at the Basler Paper Mill and Museum in Basel, Switzerland. He learned leather binding in the James Courier Bindery, Newport where he opened his first bindery in 1994. The last three years Chris has been here at the Wisconsin Historical Society on
a grant from the Caxambus Foundation.
Wednesday, October 17, 1:30 pm CT
Clues in the Dress: Dating Photographs from Clothing
Presented by Presented by Leslie Bellais, Curator of Social History, Wisconsin Historical Society
Are you a genealogist with unidentified photographs of your ancestors? Leslie Bellais, Curator of Social History at the Wisconsin Historical
Society, will provide you ways to date those photographs, and possibly figure out which ancestor is being portrayed, by illustrating ways to date the clothing in the images. She will cover men's clothing as portrayed in photographs from the 1840s to the first
decade of the 20th century and women's clothing through the 1930s.
Leslie grew up in Maryland and went to college in Virginia, graduating with a B.A. in historic preservation from Mary Washington University
and an M.A. in pre-1815 US history from the College of William & Mary. She also studied museum management at Colonial Williamsburg. After a four-year stint as a curator at the Hershey Museum in Pennsylvania, Leslie began working at the Wisconsin Historical
Society as their Curator of Costume of Textiles (later retitled the Curator of Social History). She has been at WHS for over 28 years and continues to enjoy exploring Wisconsin history, especially through its historic material culture. Several years ago Leslie
went back to school at the University of Wisconsin. In 2009 she finished her M.A. in US history and material culture. Leslie is currently working on her dissertation, "'Traitor State!' A Crisis of Loyalty in World War I Wisconsin" and plans to graduate with
a Ph.D. in 2019.
Wednesday, October 31, 1:30 pm CT
Dealing with Digital Data
Presented by Paul Hedges, Digital Collections Coordinator, Wisconsin Historical Society
Do you have digital collections in your historical organization and you are looking for strategies on how to deal with them? You are
not alone. Historical organizations of all types and sizes struggle with digital records on a daily basis. Digital records bring unique challenges and require new approaches to ensure that they are preserved and accessible in the future. This webinar will
provide an introduction on how to deal with digital records in your institution and present strategies on how to manage and preserve the wide variety of digital file formats in use today. Time will also be available to address specific questions from participants.
Paul Hedges currently serves as the Digital Collections Coordinator at the Wisconsin Historical Society. Paul has a Bachelor of Arts
in History and Master's Degree in Archival Administration from UW-Madison. He has worked with digital collections and information technology for more than 20 years, specifically in the areas of digital government records and audio-visual materials, web development,
and digital collections management.
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