SAVE HISTORY!
Community History Preservation Consultant
As an expert in social history, I partner with cultural institutions, businesses, non-profit and governmental organizations to help them preserve their history through institutional genealogical research, archive design, and installation/exhibit design.
I charge hourly for research work and archive design, and by project for exhibit design. I partner with phenomenal designers, videographers, and brand experts to help you make your vision come alive.
I work with
State and National Historic Sites
Business Owners
Craft Breweries
Restaurants
Governmental organizations
Manufacturers
Educational Institutions
Non-Profit Organizations
Law Firms
Barker Mansion rebranding video in partnership with Mediafyx,
based on institutional research
SERVICES
INSTITUTIONAL GENEALOGICAL RESEARCH
Uncovering unwritten institutional history through
- archival assessment
- institutional and supplemental research
- oral history interviews with relevant interlocutors
- reviews of local and national repositories
ARCHIVE DESIGN
- Collecting and curating ephemera, photographs, documents, and physical artifacts (this can include original purchase orders, photographs, biographies of founders, early technology, and prototypes)
- Identifying solutions for appropriate long-term storage and preservation for all objects
- Performing audits to identify potential risks and condition reporting
INSTALLATIONS AND DIGITAL EXHIBITS
- Helping you take your authentic heritage and turn it into visually interesting exhibits and installations
- Examples include lobby or boardroom displays, institutional timelines, Instagram wall, digital media for company website or social media outlets
