the mass. memories road show your place in massachusetts history
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The Mass. Memories Road Show
Your Place in Massachusetts History
What is the Mass. Memories Road Show?
A public event A digital collection An educational and research tool A community-building activity
Overview of the MMRS Massachusetts Studies Project, UMass Boston State-wide project University/community partnership Co-sponsored by Mass Humanities & Joseph P.
Healey Library at UMass Boston
Road Shows to Date:COMMUNITY ROAD SHOWS Norwood: Norwood Historical Society,
2004 Roxbury: Hibernian Hall, 2005 Dorchester: multiple locations, 2006-2007 Quincy: Thomas Crane Public Library,
2007 Deerfield: Historic Deerfield, 2007 Brewster: Brewster Ladies Library, 2008 Natick: Morse Institute Library, 2008 Norwell: Norwell Public Library, 2009 Truro: Truro Public Library, 2009 Falmouth: Falmouth Public Library, 2009 Reading: Reading Public Library, 2009 Danvers: Peabody Institute Library, 2010
THEMATIC ROAD SHOWS Grub Street Memoir Project/Boston Public Library (Boston), 2007 Hebrew Senior Life (Roslindale), 2007 World War II veterans/WGBH (Brighton), 2007 Boston Public Housing/Boston Housing Authority (Boston), 2008 Boston Public Schoolchildren, 2009
Codman Square BPL
Local venues for Road Shows…Dorchester Historical Society Lower Mills BPL branch, Dorchester
Thomas Crane Public Library, Quincy
Norwood Historical Society
What Makes a Road Show? Planning
Building a local team Outreach & diversity Funding
Public Event Welcome station Info. Station Scanning Video Local history New England Archivists Keepsake Photos
Post-ProductionRoadies, March 2006
Dorchester, Codman Square BPL
Building a Local Team Partner with local organizations/individuals:
Historical Society Senior Center Recreation Department Business Association (or individual businesses) Ethnic/Cultural Organizations Public Schools Religious Organizations Local Government Colleges/Universities
Build connections within the community. Shared responsibility for fundraising, publicity, planning &
staffing.
Dorchester Roadies
SCI Dorchester Youth Council
Dorchester Historical Society
Boston Public Library
UMass students Volunteers and
staff from past Road Shows, other Dorchester organizations
Outreach & Diversity
Translators, culturally-relevant outreach, reflection of diversity of community.
Network with other Road Show planners. Personal contact with potential contributors is
VITAL.
Funding Costs $8,000-$10,000 to
run a Road Show. Sponsorship by Mass
Humanities and Healey Library reduces local community costs to $500 + in-kind contributions.
Application required. If not accepted for
sponsored Road Show, then will assist with applying for outside funding.
New Option: Self-run Road Shows
What Makes a Road Show? Planning
Building a local team Outreach & diversity Funding
Public Event Welcome station Info. Station Scanning Video Local history New England Archivists Keepsake Photos
Post-ProductionRoadies, March 2006
Dorchester, Codman Square BPL
Welcome Station Nametags Greeters/ushers Registration form Crowd control
Info. Station Photo forms Reviewers Selecting photos
Scanning Station Scan & project
images. Working with
original material. Keeping track of
scans and paperwork.
Scanning Specifications 300 DPI 24 bits per pixel 16.7 million colors Master: TIF Web: JPG Unique event,
contributor & photo numbers
Video Station Videotape “the story
behind the photo.” Professional
videographer and/or local public access TV stations.
Local History Station Historical society
and/or local historian. Written mini-history
of community. Identify images,
locations. Flag unique material
for possible donation.
NEA Station Partnership with New
England Archivists’ “On the Road” program
Preservation advice from professional archivists
Keepsake Photo Station Documentation of
the event. Take-away for
contributors. Postcard with URL
of website.
What Makes a Road Show? Planning
Building a local team Outreach & diversity Funding
Public Event Welcome station Info. Station Scanning Video Local history New England Archivists Keepsake Photos
Post-ProductionRoadies, March 2006
Dorchester, Codman Square BPL
Post-Production Database Image processing Video processing Public access Keywords/metadata Website Flickr
Metadata collection
The Mass. Memories Road Showhttp://www.MassMemories.net
Massachusetts Studies Networkhttp://MAStudies.ning.com
Heather Cole, Asst. DirectorTel: 617-287-5929
Email: [email protected]