From: "Rita Frakes" <rita42@centurytel.net> Subject: RE: Postcards Date: Mon, 16 Jun 2008 09:34:58 -0500 Message-ID: <OLEDLGFKLLDILABDEECOOENECIAA.rita42@centurytel.net>
This is an excellent idea! Our society began mailing postcards in our
possession but not related to the Mazomanie area, to the appropriate
historical societies or institutions, this past year. We have had thank-yous
from them; even if they might be duplicates, sometimes one might be in
better condition than the one(s) already in a collection.
We have also mailed other paper items such as brochures, calendars
(especially business-related freebies), etc. to the appropriated site. We
found an appropriate historical society for railroad materials which had
absolutely no connection to Mazomanie. That society in Ill. paid for the
shipping of the same, although we have not always asked for the shipping
costs. Our first choice in disposing of anything that does not relate to
our mission statement is to find a society or site for which is is
appropriate and then giving the same to it. Many of these items were taken
in years ago, never properly accessioned and really do not belong here.
The days of accepting everything and anything, especially if it was "old" no
longer exist. A strong mission statement and an acquisitions committee
guides us in our accepting or rejecting that which is offered or left at the
back door.
Rita, Curator
Mazomanie Historical Society
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[mailto:localhistory-request@listserve.uwec.edu]On Behalf Of Sara Steele
Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2008 3:37 PM
To: localhistory@listserve.uwec.edu
Subject: Postcards
Hi
Destinee used antique postcards as a quick example but it triggered this
thought.May we use this listserve to alert each other if a postcard comes
in that another Historical Society might want?
Our Cottage Grove Area HIstorical Society's photo archivist, Dennis Bork,
acres@chorus.net searches Ebay and post card shows for post cards with a
Cottage Grove post mark or mailed to someone at Cottage Grove. He has
gotten some great photos for our photo collection from such postcards as
well as having fun tracing the history of some of the buildings shown. We
would appreciate it if you would let Dennis know if you chance on one
related to Cottage Grove that your group does not want.
Sara Steele
Text Archivist
smsteele@wisc.edu