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Digitizing Minnesota Newspapers

by David Grabitske on August 23, 2010 · 14 Comments · in Collections, Digitization, Publications

Minnesota Historical Society is taking its newspaper collection into exciting new territory with multiple digitization efforts.  The Society has been collecting and preserving newspapers throughout its history and the state’s history – it is the largest single collection of Minnesota newspapers with dates ranging from 1849 to the present day.   To collect, preserve, and provide [...]

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Martin County History Website Updated

by David Grabitske on February 10, 2010 · 2 Comments · in Information Technology, Marketing, Publications

I wrote a grant to cover the costs and an employee at our chamber updated our website.  Jim Marushin (MCHS Curator) had the primary responsibility of the overall creation/design, which was based upon a review of many museum websites in MN.  No particular audience was in mind although we were keeping the older audience in mind, [...]

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Going for Social Media

by David Grabitske on November 16, 2009 · 4 Comments · in Information Technology, Marketing, Publications

Alison Circle, a librarian who writes the “Bubble Room” blog for Library Journal, recently had a posting on “Top Ten Things for Marketers to Try.”  Number 5 is Learn a New Technology: “Last Friday I had a conversation with a friend about social media. I loved what she had to say: the people who are [...]

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Putting publications online

by D.Grabitske on March 5, 2007 · 10 Comments · in Publications

Paul Nelson notes that the Ramsey County Historical Society’s editorial board has discussed the pluses and minuses of putting the magazine, Ramsey County History, online. In the case of the RCHS journal, there are 43 years of back issues. Should all back issues be put online? Should more current issues not be included so that [...]

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What makes a good history book?

by D.Grabitske on January 16, 2007 · 11 Comments · in Advice, Publications

I have proposed to my board that we prepare a “History of Pope County” book for publication in 2016, our 150th year. I want to know what my colleagues think regarding portions of past county history books that were successful, most used, least important, should never be repeated, etc., as we launch into our book. [...]

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