Re: Math & History are colliding

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Douglas County Historical Society (dchs@douglashistory.org)
Tue, 16 Feb 2021 14:35:56 -0600



From: Douglas County Historical Society <dchs@douglashistory.org>
Date: Tue, 16 Feb 2021 14:35:56 -0600
Message-ID: <CAOJc7Hu7w3SjJybfZHQScYBxS3BN6KyRpejMc_S0Wq5tgpUcMA@mail.gmail.com>
Subject: Re: Math & History are colliding

Something to think about is creating collection indexes. These can be done on an excel spreadsheet. I've taken our excel sheets and create this webpage from them in WordPress.

This might give you some ideas with our Archive Box Index and how it works. search for the words coolidge or bardon. https://www.douglashistory.org/collection-indexes/

Jon Winter Douglas County Historical Society 1101 John Avenue Superior WI 54880 Business Manager 715-392-8449

On Tue, Feb 16, 2021 at 1:43 PM Samuel Marshall <marshallwimuseum@gmail.com> wrote:

> Thanks for breaking it down for me. I have another question for you. We
> are preparing our wedding announcement books for cataloging. Assuming we
> will not catalogue each clipping, how do we physically alphabetize these
> announcements? If we have a tab for each letter, is it husband's last
> name, or brides maiden or married name? Do we use the person who was from
> our city, or stick with the alpha hierarchy? Diana
>
>
> On Mon, Feb 15, 2021 at 9:03 AM KRISTEN M LEFFELMAN <
> kristen.leffelman@wisconsinhistory.org> wrote:
>
>> Hi Diana,
>>
>> 100,000 KB is actually only 0.1 GB, so you're looking at a total of
>> around 3.5 GB for 35 years' worth of data. I believe Google accounts start
>> with 15 GB of free storage, so you should have more than enough room.
>>
>> For what it's worth, two terabytes of storage on Google (so, 2,000 GB)
>> only costs $9.99 per month, so even if you had to purchase more storage, I
>> think that would be cheaper than going to Kinko's (and far less work!).
>>
>> Good luck!
>>
>> Kristen Leffelman
>>
>> Milwaukee Outreach Coordinator
>>
>> Office of Programs and Outreach
>>
>>
>>
>> Wisconsin Historical Society
>>
>> 247 W Freshwater Way, Suite 536, Milwaukee, WI 53204
>>
>> 414-988-8655
>>
>> kristen.leffelman@wisconsinhistory.org
>>
>>
>>
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>>
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>> *From:* localhistory-request@listserve.uwec.edu <
>> localhistory-request@listserve.uwec.edu> on behalf of
>> marshallwimuseum@gmail.com <marshallwimuseum@gmail.com>
>> *Sent:* Tuesday, February 9, 2021 12:28 PM
>> *To:* localhistory@listserve.uwec.edu <localhistory@listserve.uwec.edu>
>> *Subject:* Math & History are colliding
>>
>> Hello folks,
>>
>> I am in need of some technical help. We have rec'd on a thumb drive, 35
>> years worth of journals. By each day.
>> I looked at one year of the pics files. Each year contains ABOUT 100,000
>> KB.
>>
>> So, will our FREE google account accept this much data?
>> Would we be wiser to take it to Kinko's and have each pic printed out?
>>
>> Your thoughts?
>>
>> Diana Skalitzky,
>>
>



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