Art & Culture Live!: Community Collaborations - See It Now… Freeborn County Memories
See It Now… Freeborn County Memories was aimed at collecting and preserving oral histories of citizens of Freeborn County through the efforts of the Albert Lea Public Library (Albert Lea, MN). The subgrant focused on Phase 1 of a three stage plan for a multigenerational collection which mostly concerned World War II. Nine interviews were recorded on video, compiled to 2 different DVDs, and put on circulation at the Albert Lea Public Library. A copy is also available through the Minnesota collection at SELCO.
Event Dates and Locations:
April 26, 2010 – Interviews began (Albert Lea, MN)
June 8, 2010 – Premiere and introduction of DVDs to circulation and archives at the Albert Lea Public Library (Albert Lea, MN)
Partner Organization(s): Freeborn County Historical Society d/b/a Freeborn County Museum & Historical Village
Partner Organization(s) Contribution/Role in the Program: The Freeborn County Museum & Historical Village assisted by matching costs for program development.
The Premiere night hosted 50 attendees.
2 DVDs were created (See It Now Freeborn County Memories Highlights and See It Now Freeborn County Memories Volume I).
The online version of Highlights was downloaded 68 times between July 20 and August 23.
Measurable Outcomes may be collected by survey, anecdotal responses, post-test; End user change in Behavior, Attitude, Skills, Knowledge, Condition and/or Status
From a total of 30 respondents to a survey, all thirty agreed to one degree or another that viewing the completed product increased interest in preserving family and local history for future generations. One response that best summarizes general feeling was “Its effort to preserve local history & memories that otherwise would not have been done.”