First of all, I would like to say that I truly enjoyed this journey into all the resources the State Library has to offer. It has been a few years since I have actually gone into the different resources, and it is amazing what is there and how much more it there since I was last searching the resources. Since I'm not much of a "techy" this was not always easy for me to do, but with some help I think I was able to get the job done!
1) I think my biggest discovery was the sheer scope of the resources and the information within the resources! It really is astounding! There are many more resources than when I was a librarian. Anyone who can use a computer has all of this at their fingertips.
2) I have already told my daughters about the resources available and when I am able to see the grandkids, I will help them look up some information so they know how to use it. When I'm subbing at school, I can and have already told some students about the website and some of the information found there. I will tell anyone that I visit with about the site and what can be found there. I'm sure there are people out there that are not aware of all you have to offer.
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
Wednesday, March 7, 2012
Challenge #9 AncestryLibrary, HeritageQuest and Sanborn Maps
This was a fun, but frustrating activity. It's fun and exciting when you find something, but frustrating when you can't! I was also difficult to do the AncestryLibrary because I couldn't do it from home. I spent two hours at the school working, and I felt there was so much more to look for.
1) I was able to find my name three times, but the information was correct on only one. I couldn't find my marriage certificate either. I then tried my husband's name and he had about four entries and only one of those was correct. I couldn't find the marriage certificate that way either. Maybe we aren't married??? Ha!
2)I spent quite a bit of time on the census portion and found a wealth of information. It was so cool to find my parents and grandparents and their siblings in the census. I also found my maternal great grandparents in an Iowa census before they moved to South Dakota. It is interesting that I found them on this resource and not on the HeritageQuest source. I seemed like you needed to know some key information to get anywhere though. I would have liked to have spent more time looking for more, especially the older ancestors.
3) In the photos and maps, there were maps of the counties and areas before they were counties in South Dakota. I looked at an early map of Mitchell and saw how much smaller it was, but there were still some of the landmarks that we know today. I also saw a map of Spirit Mound that is north of Vermillion. I remember driving past it when I taught in Vermillion. I often wondered what ceremonies the Native Americans held there.
4) In the HeritageQuest, I looked up my grandparents and great grandparents. I found a great many of the same name, but the information was incorrect. I did find my great, great, great grandparents in an 1880 census. I think I would be able to find more information on the older ancestors, but not the more recent ones. I think I needed more information on some of the searches and then maybe I would have been more successful.
5) I looked up Kimball, SD. When I looked at the map from 1928, I found few of the buildings that still exist. The church buildings are there, but now are privately own and are housing, because a new protestant church was build for all denominations. The Catholic church is still there, but has had a teaching center added. The two elevators are still standing, one has been empty for years and the other is functioning and prosperous. The school is still in the same place, but a new elementary school was built on to the high school in 1962. In 2003 a new high school was built and attached to the elementary school. I remember many on the buildings from when I was a child that were on that map and are no longer there: the depot, two lumber yards, an opera house(then a creamery), the NWPS light plant and several more.
Overall, I found this a very challenging activity and I know I'll use some of the sources more. Now I will know where to go to work on my family history. Since I've retired, my son thinks I should do some work on that--since I have nothing else to do!
1) I was able to find my name three times, but the information was correct on only one. I couldn't find my marriage certificate either. I then tried my husband's name and he had about four entries and only one of those was correct. I couldn't find the marriage certificate that way either. Maybe we aren't married??? Ha!
2)I spent quite a bit of time on the census portion and found a wealth of information. It was so cool to find my parents and grandparents and their siblings in the census. I also found my maternal great grandparents in an Iowa census before they moved to South Dakota. It is interesting that I found them on this resource and not on the HeritageQuest source. I seemed like you needed to know some key information to get anywhere though. I would have liked to have spent more time looking for more, especially the older ancestors.
3) In the photos and maps, there were maps of the counties and areas before they were counties in South Dakota. I looked at an early map of Mitchell and saw how much smaller it was, but there were still some of the landmarks that we know today. I also saw a map of Spirit Mound that is north of Vermillion. I remember driving past it when I taught in Vermillion. I often wondered what ceremonies the Native Americans held there.
4) In the HeritageQuest, I looked up my grandparents and great grandparents. I found a great many of the same name, but the information was incorrect. I did find my great, great, great grandparents in an 1880 census. I think I would be able to find more information on the older ancestors, but not the more recent ones. I think I needed more information on some of the searches and then maybe I would have been more successful.
5) I looked up Kimball, SD. When I looked at the map from 1928, I found few of the buildings that still exist. The church buildings are there, but now are privately own and are housing, because a new protestant church was build for all denominations. The Catholic church is still there, but has had a teaching center added. The two elevators are still standing, one has been empty for years and the other is functioning and prosperous. The school is still in the same place, but a new elementary school was built on to the high school in 1962. In 2003 a new high school was built and attached to the elementary school. I remember many on the buildings from when I was a child that were on that map and are no longer there: the depot, two lumber yards, an opera house(then a creamery), the NWPS light plant and several more.
Overall, I found this a very challenging activity and I know I'll use some of the sources more. Now I will know where to go to work on my family history. Since I've retired, my son thinks I should do some work on that--since I have nothing else to do!
Saturday, March 3, 2012
Challenge #8 ArchiveGrid and Camio
1) I really enjoyed these resources and didn't even know that they existed. I would have much rather had them available at home, but since I was subbing at school it worked out well. When I typed in "Sitting Bull autograph card" into the ArchiveGrid, I found out his dates, and where this card is located. Then I found out that he was at the battle of the Little Big Horn and then went to Canada with his tribe until they surrendered. He toured with the Buffalo Bill Cody Wild West Show and was killed while resisting arrest for his unwillingness to abandon the ritual Ghost Dance. I think it is a sad end for a very brave leader. I would liked to have seen a photo of the card that is on file.
2) I then did a search for Crazy Horse and found 20 sources from prints of the mountain carving in the Black Hills to books, eye witness accounts, correspondences, articles and news clippings. Items came from Brigham Young University, Cornell University, Utah State, New York State Archives, the Museum of American Indians, US War Dept, University of Oklahoma and Nebraska Historical Society. I found that he was called Tatanka or Tatanka Lyotake and he was a shaman and leader of the Hunpapa Sioux tribe. He fought the Crow Indians and was wounded.
1) In the Camio resource when I typed in Paul Revere I two photos of paintings that dealt with the Revolutionary War, and photos of the silver items that he made: a teaspoon, a tea urn, a spoon, two sugar bowls with covers, a federal style tea service, 2 cream pots, a sauce boat, a tankard and a goblet. The items are beautiful and anyone would love to own them.
2) When I typed in "Sioux" I found paintings by George Catlin, Ed Barein, Seth Eastman and Indian painters. I also found photos of many Indian artifacts such as: gauntlets, a scalp shirt, a pipe bowl, blanket strips, a coat, 4 different pipe bowls, a pouch, a doll, a quilt, tobacco bag, parfleche, sculpture, beaded dress and a baby bonnet. I found this very interesting almost as good as going on a field trip to a museum!
3) I researched Picasso and found over 1,000 records. I looked through them and saw photos of some of his paintings, prints and sculptures. This sight it gave the type of work it was, the date of the work, a photo of the piece, and where it is located. I found it interesting to see the scope of his work, since his famous works are so different.
4) I think these resources could be very useful in schools for art classes, history classes, and research for papers and many more areas. I could also see college students using it for research. Many of these items are not available to us in this area, so the only way to view them is online. I enjoyed the searches.
5) I chose to look for Ansel Adams prints and found about 20 of them. I chose 5 pints of trees in snow, a mountain, a lake and the ocean. I put them into my favorites and I moved them around and tried to remove one, but I couldn't get that to work for me. I can see that teachers and students could use this feature to present lessons on certain types of art or photos and students making presentations for a class. This was a nice feature of the resource.
2) I then did a search for Crazy Horse and found 20 sources from prints of the mountain carving in the Black Hills to books, eye witness accounts, correspondences, articles and news clippings. Items came from Brigham Young University, Cornell University, Utah State, New York State Archives, the Museum of American Indians, US War Dept, University of Oklahoma and Nebraska Historical Society. I found that he was called Tatanka or Tatanka Lyotake and he was a shaman and leader of the Hunpapa Sioux tribe. He fought the Crow Indians and was wounded.
1) In the Camio resource when I typed in Paul Revere I two photos of paintings that dealt with the Revolutionary War, and photos of the silver items that he made: a teaspoon, a tea urn, a spoon, two sugar bowls with covers, a federal style tea service, 2 cream pots, a sauce boat, a tankard and a goblet. The items are beautiful and anyone would love to own them.
2) When I typed in "Sioux" I found paintings by George Catlin, Ed Barein, Seth Eastman and Indian painters. I also found photos of many Indian artifacts such as: gauntlets, a scalp shirt, a pipe bowl, blanket strips, a coat, 4 different pipe bowls, a pouch, a doll, a quilt, tobacco bag, parfleche, sculpture, beaded dress and a baby bonnet. I found this very interesting almost as good as going on a field trip to a museum!
3) I researched Picasso and found over 1,000 records. I looked through them and saw photos of some of his paintings, prints and sculptures. This sight it gave the type of work it was, the date of the work, a photo of the piece, and where it is located. I found it interesting to see the scope of his work, since his famous works are so different.
4) I think these resources could be very useful in schools for art classes, history classes, and research for papers and many more areas. I could also see college students using it for research. Many of these items are not available to us in this area, so the only way to view them is online. I enjoyed the searches.
5) I chose to look for Ansel Adams prints and found about 20 of them. I chose 5 pints of trees in snow, a mountain, a lake and the ocean. I put them into my favorites and I moved them around and tried to remove one, but I couldn't get that to work for me. I can see that teachers and students could use this feature to present lessons on certain types of art or photos and students making presentations for a class. This was a nice feature of the resource.
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