As this project continues to develop, I realized that I need to continue to make contact with the community. I cannot just be me sitting behind a table and waiting for the people to show up. So, I've been making every effort to engage the community by going to meeting and following up on exchanges.
The last example of this is a workshop that I am giving at the Hyde Park Free Library this weekend. Entitled - Saving your Memories: Digital Archiving your images, I'm going to show people how to best save their fragile materials so that future generations can see them. This primarily means showing people what standards are best for scanning images and then the best way to store those images.
This will take place monthly until the final project at the Drive In.
Here are the details
Saving your Memories: Digital Archiving your images
1-2pm
Hyde Park Free Library
2 Main St.
Hyde Park, NY
12538
845-229-7791
7.18.2008
7.17.2008
Camera's in the Community
One idea that came out of conversations recently with Greg Callahan at the Hyde Park Library was to make cameras available for people to document town life.
Last week I approached a locally owned and operated business in Hyde Park, Molloys Pharmacy, about the donation of several disposable camera to make this idea happen. Molloys and its owner Bill Irwin, being a vital business leader in the community, has graciously given a donation of 20 cameras to begin working on this part of the project.
I will be handing those out at my usual post on Saturday mornings at the farmers market. I hope that I might get the Hyde Park Townsman to do a little article on this aspect of the project.
Last week I approached a locally owned and operated business in Hyde Park, Molloys Pharmacy, about the donation of several disposable camera to make this idea happen. Molloys and its owner Bill Irwin, being a vital business leader in the community, has graciously given a donation of 20 cameras to begin working on this part of the project.
I will be handing those out at my usual post on Saturday mornings at the farmers market. I hope that I might get the Hyde Park Townsman to do a little article on this aspect of the project.
Funding Support
I recently had a meeting with Steven Mann and Stephanie Mauri of the Dutchess County Historical Society. They were both very excited about the project and gave me several great sources for information. The Historical Society has written a letter of support and given a financial donation to help move the project forward. My great thanks goes out to them.
I also just received notice that I am a recipient of a NYFA SOS grant. This some of money allows me to continue my efforts to digitize material and cover the cost of some equipment.
I also just received notice that I am a recipient of a NYFA SOS grant. This some of money allows me to continue my efforts to digitize material and cover the cost of some equipment.
6.22.2008
Off and On
As typical, remembering to post to the blog is not my forte. So many things have been taking place in the last month that I don't know where to begin.
I have been talking quite extensively with Pasty Costello of the Hyde Park Historical Society. Her knowledge of Hyde Park, past and present, is significant and I hope to be working with them more in the next few weeks. I understand that there is a file full of photos that need to be archived and I hope to help with that effort.
Last week I spoke with Steven Mann and Stephanie Mauri at the Dutchess County Historical Society. In talking with them, I got a understanding of Hyde Park and Staatsburg as it relates to Dutchess County. They have also are willing to provide support and put me in touch with their members. I look forward to this association.
Finally, this past Saturday was my first day at the Hyde Park Farmers Market. I will now be spending my Saturday mornings meeting and talking with people there instead of at the Library. This will be a much more public way of connecting with the community.
I have been talking quite extensively with Pasty Costello of the Hyde Park Historical Society. Her knowledge of Hyde Park, past and present, is significant and I hope to be working with them more in the next few weeks. I understand that there is a file full of photos that need to be archived and I hope to help with that effort.
Last week I spoke with Steven Mann and Stephanie Mauri at the Dutchess County Historical Society. In talking with them, I got a understanding of Hyde Park and Staatsburg as it relates to Dutchess County. They have also are willing to provide support and put me in touch with their members. I look forward to this association.
Finally, this past Saturday was my first day at the Hyde Park Farmers Market. I will now be spending my Saturday mornings meeting and talking with people there instead of at the Library. This will be a much more public way of connecting with the community.
5.14.2008
A night at the Drive In
As the Hyde Park Drive In Theater has opened for the season, I went over last Sunday to see a film. The comic hero cliffhanger, Ironman, was showing in the early slot and I very much enjoyed seeing the movie from the comfort of my car and at the concession stand. Though, I was more interested in the people at the space and the site than anything else.
I had an amazing time. Met with Barry Horowitz, the gentleman that runs the drive in. His family has been running the space since the 50's and he was very excited to here about my efforts with the project.
I also spoke to Ida, the woman who runs the concession stand. She also expressed great interest in the project and was willing to donate some material.
My efforts continue to come across interesting people like Barry and Ida, who make Hyde Park extremely interesting.
I had an amazing time. Met with Barry Horowitz, the gentleman that runs the drive in. His family has been running the space since the 50's and he was very excited to here about my efforts with the project.
I also spoke to Ida, the woman who runs the concession stand. She also expressed great interest in the project and was willing to donate some material.
My efforts continue to come across interesting people like Barry and Ida, who make Hyde Park extremely interesting.
5.10.2008
Memories of the Past
There are times in your life when you relive a moment that has long been forgotten. This happen last week for me at a meeting of the Hyde Park Historical Society. I was attending the meeting to give a short talk about my efforts with the Hyde Park Visual History Project.
Before I spoke, Vicky Goldman of the local Daughters of the American Revolution Chapter gave a presentation. Hearing her speak brought me back to a moment, when at the age of 11, I received an award from the DAR for a paper I wrote on George Washington. The ceremony took place at an old church in Green Bay with tradition wood paneling and a tall steeple. The members of the local DAR were dressed in period garments that connected them to the Revolutionary time period.
This makes me think about how early my interest in history started. I've always had a connection to events in the past as a way of thinking about where I am now. There is a strong sense of pride in where I come from and who I am.
I would make these same comparisons to people in Hyde Park. There are many people here with strong connections to the area and this is what I want this project to tap into. I think we forget how much the locality means to us and how rarely we take the time think about it. My hope is that in the future these connections will again be front and center. Especially with concerns about gas and food.
Before I spoke, Vicky Goldman of the local Daughters of the American Revolution Chapter gave a presentation. Hearing her speak brought me back to a moment, when at the age of 11, I received an award from the DAR for a paper I wrote on George Washington. The ceremony took place at an old church in Green Bay with tradition wood paneling and a tall steeple. The members of the local DAR were dressed in period garments that connected them to the Revolutionary time period.
This makes me think about how early my interest in history started. I've always had a connection to events in the past as a way of thinking about where I am now. There is a strong sense of pride in where I come from and who I am.
I would make these same comparisons to people in Hyde Park. There are many people here with strong connections to the area and this is what I want this project to tap into. I think we forget how much the locality means to us and how rarely we take the time think about it. My hope is that in the future these connections will again be front and center. Especially with concerns about gas and food.
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