Howdy folks. Just wanted to make a short post announcing that my research partner Evie and I will be presenting at the Invisible Histories Project's Queer History Fall Teach in on November 18th from 11am-2pm CST. Ours is the first presentation at 11am CST. Here is more about the Teach In from the flyer Queer … Continue reading Upcoming Event: Queer History Teach-in Fall 2023
Tag: archives
Staples: A Short Meditation On Why I Hate Them
For the last couple of months, I've been volunteering with the local history museum to process a collection they recently ingested from the local Pride Center. It has been interesting work, and given me much more experience with working on archival collections. Mostly what I have been doing is refoldering documents, making a list of … Continue reading Staples: A Short Meditation On Why I Hate Them
The Gerber/Hart Library and Archive
One of the things I did on my recent trip to Chicago was visit the Gerber/Hart Library and Archive, an LGBTQ+ library/archive near one of Chicago's gay neighborhoods. It is a community run archive which collects materials from all parts of the Midwest, and is one of the largest archives of Midwest LGBTQ+ culture. I … Continue reading The Gerber/Hart Library and Archive
Conference Report: ALA Annual 2023
I am back! I have finally returned from Chicago, and am back at my desk today. I stayed in Chicago for a bit after ALA Annual finished to visit with my family and take my son to see some of the Chicago attractions. It was a nice little mini-vacation after a long conference, but I'm … Continue reading Conference Report: ALA Annual 2023
Conference Report: Society of Florida Archivists
So, I only went for one day of the conference, driving to Tallahassee and back in the same day because I've already used and abused my allotment of travel funds from work this fiscal year and I couldn't afford it out of pocket either. But we proposed a panel discussion to the Society of Florida … Continue reading Conference Report: Society of Florida Archivists
Current Project Update: Panels and Posters Oh my!
So, the LGBTQ Archives Survey has been going pretty great. We've gotten a pretty good response rate, with responses ranging throughout the entire lower US, and even Alaska, from institutions large and small, LGBTQ specific and broader institutions. I am really incredibly grateful for the over 100 people who have taken the time to fill … Continue reading Current Project Update: Panels and Posters Oh my!
Current Project Update: Queer Archives Survey
I'm back from vacation, and so it's time for an update! One of the things I want to write about here is my research projects. The current project is research on Queer archives that I'm working on with my friend and colleague Evie. This is a project I've been thinking about since my internship last … Continue reading Current Project Update: Queer Archives Survey
I’m Alive!! Barely…
I liiiiiive! I have been ignoring this blog for....over a month my post history tells me. It's not that I don't have anything to say, it's just that life has been pretty crazy over the past month and I've been struggling a bit to get everything done, nevermind extras like blogging. You see, last month … Continue reading I’m Alive!! Barely…
A Vacation in the Archive
I am back in the office after my summer vacation with my family, and glad to be back into my daily routine. But I enjoyed my vacation, part of which I spent in some archives for my internship this summer. I was visiting archives which I happened to be near in my travels to Maine … Continue reading A Vacation in the Archive
The Times They Are A’changin’…or maybe not
As you may have heard, Florida Governor DeathSantis recently signed into law the "Don't Say Gay" and the "Stop Woke" bills, both of which are aimed at restricting information about LGBTQ (and black and brown and and and) people in education at all levels. These bills are part of the far-right's attempt to roll us … Continue reading The Times They Are A’changin’…or maybe not