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THANK YOU to those
attending
our January 28th event!
CONTENTS:
Event
Photos
Researching
Residential
History
(Workshop Handout & Links)
Event
Overview
What
People
Said
Next
Steps
Event
Overview
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About 20-25 people,
young and old, turned out for this inaugural
event at the historic Hamline Playground
Building on Saturday, January 28,
2006.
Of those, 14
people 15 people completed a brief
Questionnaire
[download
PDF
(68K)] about
interests and potential involvement in our
group. Here are some results:
- Seven people
expressed interest in regular meetings
- Most are
interested in monthly
meetings
- Some were
interested in quarterly meetings
- Three people
expressed interest in leading a project
- We also received
several emails from people who could not
attend this event, but are interested in
further participation
- The event closed
with a brief Event Evaluation; see below for
comments...
What People
Said
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(Actual comments from
our post-event evaluation)
Q. What was the best
part of this event?
"Wonderful
information; easy-to-follow
information"
"Enjoyed the group
discussion of events with historical
significance"
"The exchange of
resources"
"All -- displays,
presentations"
"Talking over past
history"
Q. What could be
improved?
"Participation; why
you are here?"
"Nothing"
Q. What future Hamline
Midway History Corps events or workshops would
you like to see?
"City history; slide
show of neighborhood"
"Cross-pollination
with other neighborhood historical groups; how
they converge at the borders -- different areas
of emphasis"
"Hold meetings in
people's houses and present historical
information on the house, discoveries,
restoration, projects (proposed or
accomplished)"
"Some commemorative
events"
Next
Steps
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Given the feedback from
this event, we are planning an organizational
meeting sometime in March or April. After that,
we may consider ongoing bimonthly meetings -- a
compromise between monthly and quarterly
sessions.
Thanks
again for your interest &
support!
Kristi Mather and
Phil Reinhardt
Hamline Midway History
Corps
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WHAT
PROJECTS WOULD
YOU LIKE TO SEE US DO?
- Oral History project with past students of
Hancock School
- Small history collections by block: maps,
house histories, stories, etc.
- Archives of neighborhood history: on Web and
exhibits in various venues
- "Fireside" events: authors, guest speakers,
storytelling, etc.
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