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Presented by Mary Kay Milquet, Joe Seroogy & McKim Boyd
Local History - Historic Preservation Annual Conference
October 24, 2014
Bringing the Museum to the People:
The De Pere Historical Society Photo Show as a
Tool of Community Involvement
Agenda
How the De Pere Historical Society brought the Museum to the People
A Photo Show
Questions / Answers Session
The Photo ShowThe De Pere Historic Society has
regular Photo Shows, which have– Increased interest in historical preservation– Increased the photograph collection– Strengthened the bond between the Historical
Society and the community– Increased
Membership
Ralph Becker and friend, Merlin, 200 block of S. Superior St. on July 4, 1930 (Acquired 2005)
The Beginning
In 2002, the De Pere Historical Society’s photo collection was scanned – a total of just over 6,000 photos. Historian Committee formed later that year. First Photo Show held February 19, 2003 at
the De Pere Community Center 56 Participants at the first Show
Involving the Membership
From the beginning, the membership was invited to share photos and solve mysteries.
Getting Ready for the Show Tools
– Mainstream hardware & software– Screen, laptop, projector, microphones, scanner – Most auditoriums are equipped
Staff & Volunteers – Greeter – Sign in sheets, membership info– Scanner – Set up behind the audience– Driver – scrolls through the photos, etc.– MC – Gets the crowd involved– Hosts/Hostesses – Refreshments & Goodies
The Photo Show
The atmosphere is relaxed and audience participation is highly encouraged!
What We Do Advertise Encourage the audience to get involved in
identifying photos and sharing their photos. Keep the show moving. Vary the images - subject, time period. Keep the audience wanting more. Take the time to show the photos
contributed by the attendees.
Scanning during the Show
Volunteers collect information about the item(s) and donor(s), and scans the item for sharing at a show and adding to the Historical Society’s collection.
What People Bring to Share
Photographs of their families, reunions, class pictures, homes, cars, etc. Awards and Certificates Business related items; Letterhead,
Receipts, Advertising pieces, etc.
West De Pere Dog Tax tag from 1888 (Acquired 2007)
What We Do with Their Items We share the images at the Photo Show (save
original scan, and, if needed, adjust the image for better viewing.)
Add the image to our collection using the Museum Archive & Research System (MARS) – Today’s collection has over 18,000 photographs!
Adjusting ImagesOriginal image scanned in color
Adjusting ImagesScanned in grayscale, contrast adjusted and patina added.
After scanning and adjusting this photo, it was the first time, 88-year old Lloyd Pratsch was able to see his grandmother’s face.
Awards & Certificates
Alphonse Vansistine - Appointed Corporal, Battery "B" 121st, F. A. of the National Guard, March 1, 1919 (Shared by his sons Dave & Don Van Sistine)
Other Types of De Pere Historical Society Collections
Shared at Photo Shows
Ledger Pages
Newspaper Subscription
Ledger
Maps
When We Don’t Know-
Bring printed copies of a photo to the Photo Show– Let attendees write the names of people
they know in the photo, on the photo Email an image to a group of “Historians”
– anyone interested in De Pere’s history Display it at the Photo Show
After the Show
It is a reunion-like atmosphere, with free refreshments, cookies and delicious Seroogy’s chocolates.
Presented by Joe Seroogy & McKim Boyd
Local History - Historic Preservation Annual Conference
October 24, 2014
The Photo Show
