So maybe I deserve it, I’ve had a rough year.
Last week Laramie Main Street received Business of the Year from the Laramie Board of Realtors. Last night, we were recognized for our work constructing and landscaping the First Street Plaza and received a cash award from the Laramie Beautification Committee. Tonight, I got the most flattering email from an M.A. student at George Mason University stating, “I am writing today because I will be leading a class discussion on your article: "From Farm to Factory: Transitions in Work, Gender and Leisure at Banning Mill, 1910-1930s" ... My peers and I have been trying to learn both about historical topics and historians. Would you be willing to share two bits of information with me for my discussion?
First: What prompted your interest in this topic?
Second: What are you working on right now?”
Boy did I give her an earful! My life story in fact. Felt like a real historian again…
It is good to be recognized for all the hard work, dedication and tears I pour into my projects. Now if I could get some time off to reflex and relax!
Laramie Main Street is gearing up for a bunch of new holiday events downtown. We’ve got something going on from Dec. 1 to the 20th. Needless to say, I’m looking forward to a very quiet Christmas with Jason and the Sherwood-Hoffman clan. It will be good to have some down time.
No big plans for Christmas this year. It is our turn to get snowed in in Wyoming. (Someone remind me to get a good book from the library so I don’t have to venture out…)
I’m currently reading, “When Everything Changed: The Amazing Journey of American Woman from 1960 to the Present” a very feminist portrayal of the women’s movement between 1960 and 1990. It is based on oral histories and is an enjoyable and approachable read. (Did you know women could not open a checking account without a co signature from their husband or father?)
I’m also addicted to Mad Men and am leaning towards going as a 60’s housewife for our New Years Eve costume party! (I just started season 2 so no spoilers please).
Open door invite on the party, New Year’s Eve, friends, family, and little ones are all invited! Come as your favorite historic figure or couple!
P.S. Hunting season is almost over!!! Yah!!!
Showing posts with label oral history. Show all posts
Showing posts with label oral history. Show all posts
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
Monday, March 02, 2009
Weekend Update
So I misplaced my camera so its storytelling with text…
Friday night we learned a close friend was admitted to the hospital in Fort Collins for an infection after having her wisdom teeth removed. Jason drove down with her husband and two young girls at one a.m. and then the next day at 3 p.m. Turns out he is a pretty good “baby-sitter” as he did a good job of entertaining the girls and brought home a half a ream of paper with tiny little drawings. (I’m thinking of making a mobile out of them.) Unfortunately I had to be up bright and early for class the next morning so I didn’t go down. We are wishing her a speedy recovery and healthy return to Laramie. (C&B – can the girls come over to play sometime this week?)
Full day Sat. as I attended a nifty conservation class for 2D artwork. We learned “ideal” storage, care, tactics and “realistic” ones for small museums. It was super practical and a ton of fun. I got to meet some new people from Laramie and the Front Range (southern border btw WY and CO). It was fun to see the various items from the local museum including hand tinted photographs, 4H scrapbooks, original artwork by a local painter, and early maps of Laramie. I brought one of our prisoner made frames with an oil painting to work on.
Sat. night I spent a few hours scanning photographs and documents from our church. Trinity Lutheran is celebrating its 125th anniversary in August. Jason and I are both on the committee. He has been working on t-shirt orders and I’ve been attempting to put up an exhibit. Starting this coming Sunday we’ll both be involved in an oral history project to create a “Love Letter” to the church. The idea is to gather fun stories from various church members and weave them into a narrative video discussing “firsts” at the church; wedding, baptism, confirmation memories along with some historical tidbits and folklore.
Wish us luck!
Sunday after church we visited with some friends, Jason painted and reinstalled trim in the hallway and I continued to scan documents.
Sunday evening we won our broomball game and will continue on to the championship game. I think we are currently ranked 3rd. A big improvement from last year! For those of you who don’t know, we are the Fire Monkeys. We played the Ice Toads. They always bring a slew of stuffed frogs so we started collecting screaming monkey. A friendly banter typically occurs during halftime but this game they broke out a squeaky plastic banana on a rope! One of our more expressive teammates was out on the ice, chasing it like a chimp. Despite his antics and maybe pulling a muscle during this routine, we went on to win the game.
Late to bed and early to rise. We have a busy week ahead of us including a board retreat, visit to the chiropractor, unwrapping our new cabinets, recruitment party for Leadership Wyoming, Lent service (I love the Holden Evening prayer book), hopefully babysitting for friends, visiting landowners, completing contracts, and oral histories.
I’ll be back in touch next week. Hopefully with photos to share!
Friday night we learned a close friend was admitted to the hospital in Fort Collins for an infection after having her wisdom teeth removed. Jason drove down with her husband and two young girls at one a.m. and then the next day at 3 p.m. Turns out he is a pretty good “baby-sitter” as he did a good job of entertaining the girls and brought home a half a ream of paper with tiny little drawings. (I’m thinking of making a mobile out of them.) Unfortunately I had to be up bright and early for class the next morning so I didn’t go down. We are wishing her a speedy recovery and healthy return to Laramie. (C&B – can the girls come over to play sometime this week?)
Full day Sat. as I attended a nifty conservation class for 2D artwork. We learned “ideal” storage, care, tactics and “realistic” ones for small museums. It was super practical and a ton of fun. I got to meet some new people from Laramie and the Front Range (southern border btw WY and CO). It was fun to see the various items from the local museum including hand tinted photographs, 4H scrapbooks, original artwork by a local painter, and early maps of Laramie. I brought one of our prisoner made frames with an oil painting to work on.
Sat. night I spent a few hours scanning photographs and documents from our church. Trinity Lutheran is celebrating its 125th anniversary in August. Jason and I are both on the committee. He has been working on t-shirt orders and I’ve been attempting to put up an exhibit. Starting this coming Sunday we’ll both be involved in an oral history project to create a “Love Letter” to the church. The idea is to gather fun stories from various church members and weave them into a narrative video discussing “firsts” at the church; wedding, baptism, confirmation memories along with some historical tidbits and folklore.
Wish us luck!
Sunday after church we visited with some friends, Jason painted and reinstalled trim in the hallway and I continued to scan documents.
Sunday evening we won our broomball game and will continue on to the championship game. I think we are currently ranked 3rd. A big improvement from last year! For those of you who don’t know, we are the Fire Monkeys. We played the Ice Toads. They always bring a slew of stuffed frogs so we started collecting screaming monkey. A friendly banter typically occurs during halftime but this game they broke out a squeaky plastic banana on a rope! One of our more expressive teammates was out on the ice, chasing it like a chimp. Despite his antics and maybe pulling a muscle during this routine, we went on to win the game.
Late to bed and early to rise. We have a busy week ahead of us including a board retreat, visit to the chiropractor, unwrapping our new cabinets, recruitment party for Leadership Wyoming, Lent service (I love the Holden Evening prayer book), hopefully babysitting for friends, visiting landowners, completing contracts, and oral histories.
I’ll be back in touch next week. Hopefully with photos to share!
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