I recently came across a large group of glass plate and unusually sized old film negatives in the attic of a commercial building. Since this media contained images that we wanted to see for this investigation I purchased an Epson Perfection V750 Pro to scan the materials. I’ve been working on the project for over…
Presentation at Preservation Maryland Conference
Last summer I participated in a Smithsonian traveling exhibit and I wrote about that experience on the Road Reports, Museums on Main Street blog. The piece was called Reinvigorating the Past in Elkton, MD. This past Thursday I was able to share our experience and learnings at the Preservation Maryland Conference in a presentation and panel discussion, which focused on how small…
Delaware Humanities Offers New Programs
For nearly a decade, I have provided some very popular lectures sponsored by the Delaware Humanities Forum and I have had rewarding experiences conducting these programs. Every few years the organization updates it catalog and I was informed yesterday that they are going to offer a few new humanities topics that I have developed. The details will be…
Family History Workshop for New Castle County Library
Saturday I presented a three hour workshop on getting started with a genealogy project for the New Castle County Library System. Despite the beautiful spring Saturday that was underway on Delmarva, an enthusiastic group of individuals showed up for the seminar. They made our three hours pass by all too quickly as we explored research methods, talked about some of…