This week, I primarily focused on creating a finding aid for the newspaper articles that I have been working with for the last several weeks. So, this involved more of the same as I searched for the article title, newspaper name, the author, and any other relevant details that should be noted. As I thumbed through this week’s newspaper clippings, I kept seeing articles that mentioned the fire department, specifically conversations around fire hydrants and pipes, as well as co

Over the last several weeks, I have been becoming more familiar with Seminole County’s history. This is especially true for the cities of Sanford and Casselberry. However, Seminole County history, like much of local history, often proves elusive and difficult to find on the internet. Attempting to learn about local history from “credible” sources can be even more difficult. This week I was trying to learn more about the Sanford Municipal Zoo, which existed where Sanford City

This week I quickly got into the methodical rhythm that is documenting archival sources. Only after thoroughly washing my hands did I flip through page after page, quickly reading newspaper articles written between 1971 and 1972 and documenting their title, the date, the newspaper the article had come from, and, when available, the author. These articles had been cut from the original newspapers and then taped or pasted onto paper that was bound into a folder. Evidently, the

This week, I went back to writing the various draft resolutions for the sites that are possibly up for a historic marker nomination. Admittedly, over the past couple of weeks, I had started with the easier sites to create a draft resolution for, as I was still getting familiar with the process. So now I am moving on to the trickier ones. By trickier, this is usually in reference to whether or not I was able to find all the aspects of the site’s history, such as the constructi

This week I continued to work on the draft resolutions for various sites. The phrasing and formatting of government documents are typically a little antiquated and/or rigid, so the verbiage did not come as a complete surprise. But as I am becoming familiar with the language used in resolutions, it still feels a bit awkward. However, it is, at least, starting to make sense. That being said, the resolutions in question are shorter documents, so I am also still getting a feel f

My week initially started with paperwork and struggling to add a signature to a Word and then a PDF document, as I had to fill out a form to access a state database. But once I finally got a handle on that- and by handle, I mean just printing out the document, signing it, and then scanning it- the real work began. After a few weeks of research and finding my bearings, this week I began putting the Seminole County history that I had been learning to use. I started the process

For week 3, I continued to delve into a great deal of the history of Seminole County. This involved continuing research into various sites being considered for a historic marker nomination. In the process, I have definitely learned many interesting things about Sanford’s history. Of course, one of Sanford’s claims to fame has to do with Jackie Robinson. While doing research for one particular site, I learned about Robinson’s visit, the special accommodations that had to be ma

This week, while in Sanford, I continued to do research on the sites that could potentially be nominated to have a historic marker. While many of the sites have amazing historical value, I am realizing that one of the biggest factors that goes into whether or not a site will be nominated is if there is a piece of public or city property nearby that the sign can physically go on. If the historic structure is or was on what is now private property, this can make adding the sign

As you can see from all over the website, my name is Kailey and currently I am going into my second year of the Public History MA at UCF. Since I first started the MA, I knew I wanted to study a topic related to Cultural Heritage Management, however, what specifically that topic is has indeed changed with time. I am beginning to explore the role that reconstructed historic sites as well as replicas of extinct historic sites play in people’s experiences with authenticity of hi

I have finally finished my first round of adding keywords to my documents. So, I have started round two of doing this. When I first...

This week I was almost able to finish my first round of adding keywords. This has been a long tedious process of me trying to develop the...

Over the course of this week, I got to work on a few different projects. Much like the last few weeks, I of course looked through the...

This week I finally got the chance to sit down and speak with Dr. Beiler so we could sort out the mystery of the letter that did not seem...

This week I didn’t have to share the computer with one of my coworkers, so I tried to take advantage of that and actually create a dent...

Last Wednesday, toward the end of my time, I ran into a problem as I was looking through the letters to add keywords into Endnote. One of...

This week I dove into using the Endnote application. Since I had already finished adding all the pdf files to Endnote, I began writing in...

I have finally finished renaming all the files that were designated to me. So, this week I got to start learning how to use endnote. The...

After doing the research I had done these past few weeks on the religious groups covered in the P.R.I.N.T. Project, I finally got the...

This week I spent my time finishing up the research for my presentation for next week’s Tuesday meeting. This presentation is designed to...

While the beginning of my week started with more of the same when it came to renaming files, I switched gears after I was given a series...