Traveling Archivist Grant

Kathy Foulke contacted me today and we are going to discuss the project for the possible grant tomorrow!

Further Work done on Application of The Traveling Archivist Implementation Grant

Much of the day was spent working on the grant which asked such questions about the proposed project including the scope and goals.  One thing I mentioned was the fact that the library does not have a catalog of the archives. Digitization of the photos would not provide a catalog entry in the regular catalog of the library, however it might somewhat provide a further "anchor" for the photos in the sense that they would be cataloged on a digitized web site. Still working on the grant and we will see how it goes!

Possible Traveling Archivist Grant funded by The Traveling Archivist Program (TAP) funded by National Historical Publications and Records Commission [NHPRC].

There is a grant I learned about last week which may, if obtained, provided the library with either digitization opportunities or possibly an opportunity to work with Past Perfect. 

The Traveling Archivist Program (TAP) is a program of the Connecticut State Historical Records Advisory Board with Conservation ConneCTion and funded by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission [NHPRC].

The submission of the grant text is due July 1st, so I am rushing to find our all the details now!

Old Pictures of East Haven

Today I contacted Kathy Varda of Conservation ConneCTion to find out if there were any websites available for the upload of the East Haven pictures of which the library has several catalogs. Some of the pictures date back to the 1800s. We have already put some pictures on Treasures of Connecticut Libraries a few of which can be seen below:

With Covid-19, the archival filing, repair, display etc. have almost come to a stop. The staff has been working pretty much at home, but I hope to continue working on a virtual museum of objects owned by the library that I started some time ago: Virtual Museum