Free events celebrate Archives Month in October
Archival institutions are essential to preserving and making available the records documenting our history, rights, laws, and governance. Archives, libraries, and museums throughout the state are celebrating this rich documentary heritage by offering a range of events throughout the month. Bellingham-area events include:
, Oct. 1 to 31. Are you interested in viewing engaging, online examples from Heritage Resources鈥 collections? Then be sure to follow听for a new post (photo, movie, audio recording, etc.) every day throughout the month of October.
Oct. 6 to Dec. 30, Special Collections (6th Floor Wilson Library). Based on a book of the same name, this traveling exhibit takes viewers to the Northwest鈥檚 legendary Elwha River Valley to discover the history behind a remarkable regional story and the largest dam removal project ever undertaken.听补苍诲听are co-hosting the exhibit, which is on loan from the听. For more information please contact Western Libraries Communication Coordinator Clarissa Mansfield atClarissa.Mansfield@wwu.edu听or (360) 650-3052.
鈥 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Oct. 18, Goltz-Murray Archives Building. Designed to teach educators about a project-focused, inquiry-based learning program that fosters reading, research, and analysis skills which meet the Common Core State Language Arts Standards for Literacy in History/Social Studies. The workshop will cover the听specific Common Core skills that History Day projects help strengthen, and strategies for critically analyzing research sources. It will also include a short hands-on project related to the 2015 History Day theme 鈥淟eadership and Legacy in History.鈥 This program is being co-hosted by听the听, and the听. *Registration is required.* Contact Mark Vessey at听Mark.Vessey@wshs.wa.gov听or (360) 586-0219 to sign up.
Archives Month Open House听鈥 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 25听(the Archives Building Open House will end at 1听p.m., and Special Collections will be open until 2听p.m.), Goltz-Murray Archives Building and 6th floor Wilson Library. Learn about the archival resources and other unique treasures housed at the听,听, 补苍诲听.听Contact听Heritage.Resources@wwu.edu听or call 360-650-6621 for more information.
Basics of Personal Digital Archiving brown bag presentation听鈥 4 to 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 28, Goltz- Murray Archives Building. Learn basic tips for managing and preserving your digital files at home including photographs, email, and other important documents. Presenters will draw upon professional archiving experience 补苍诲听to suggest strategies for taking care of your digital memories. *Space is limited and registration is required.*听ContactHeritage.Resources@wwu.edu听or call 360-650-6621 to sign up.
For more information, contact Heritage.Resources@wwu.edu.