2024 Minnesota Archives Symposium

Monday, November 4
Heritage Room in the C. Charles Jackson Campus Center
Gustavus Adolphus College
St. Peter, MN

Map: https://gustavus.edu/about/files/gustavus_adolphus_map.pdf

Free visitor parking in the Norelius Lot (Lot “B” on the map).

Registration required. Register here: https://forms.gle/qKMjkXrgvsDsyUWH7

Please register by October 29. Registrations received after October 29 will not include lunch.

Schedule

9:00am – TCART Member Business Meeting (non-members welcome to attend)

10:00am – Coffee Break

10:30am – Welcome

10:45am – The Brag Box
Recent accomplishments and announcements from across the membership. 

  • Recent Digital Processing Projects – Leif Kopietz, Minnesota Historical Society
  • Court of Appeals 40th Anniversary Project – Erica Nutzman, Minnesota State Law Library
  • NEH Grant to Expand Access to Collections – Kristina Warner, Norwegian American Historical Association
  • Book Project and Product Launch – Clare Pavelka, Red Wing Shoe Company

11:45am  – Lunch

1:00pm – Tours 
Tours of the Gustavus Adolphus archives led by Jeff Jenson and Adrianna Darden (pre-registration required).

2:00pm – Panel 1: New Technology
Speakers share new tools, software, and other tips and tricks that they find useful in their work.

  • Teaching Yourself Python (for free!) – Sarah Barsness, University of Minnesota
  • Intro to Canva and Related Graphic Design Tools – Hannah King, Minnesota Historical Society
  • Introducing Zippy: Digitizing Our Collections One Clip at a Time – Heidi Southworth and Leah Zacate,  Minnesota State University, Mankato
  • Developing a 3D Photography Program – Tom Steman, St Cloud State University

3:00pm – Panel 2: Small Budget Solutions
Speakers share projects completed, innovations developed, or new workflows implemented when working with a small team and/or small budgets.

  • Space Consolidation Project – Grant Wilson, Stearns History Museum
  • Small-budget Solutions for Obsolete Media – Dan Sustacek, COMPAS
  • Omeka/Reclaim Hosting – Kristina Warner, Norwegian American Historical Association

4:00pm – End

We look forward to seeing you in beautiful St. Peter!

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