History at Home: How to Preserve Your Own Self-History
February 25 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Alexandria Public Schools Community Education is partnering with Douglas County Historical Society, The Runestone Museum, and the Legacy of the Lakes Museum to present ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐: “Keeping History Alive”
๐๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐ฏ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ญ๐ก ๐ฌ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ข๐ง ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ญ ๐ฌ๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ฌ. ๐๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฆ๐๐ฒ ๐ซ๐๐ ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ซ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ซ๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ฌ (๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ) ๐๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฐ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ค:
๐ ๐๐. ๐๐ – “๐๐จ๐ฐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐๐ซ๐ฏ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐ฐ๐ง ๐๐๐ฅ๐-๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฒ” – ๐๐จ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐๐ฑ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ง๐๐๐ฌ, ๐ฆ๐๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐๐ฌ, ๐จ๐ซ ๐จ๐๐ฌ๐๐ซ๐ฏ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฐ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฅ๐๐๐ฏ๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐๐ฌ๐๐๐ง๐๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ? ๐๐ซ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฅ๐จ๐จ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฅ๐๐๐ฏ๐ ๐๐๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ ๐ซ๐๐๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐จ๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐๐ง๐ฌ? ๐๐ซ๐ฒ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐๐๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ญ ๐๐๐ง ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐๐ฌ๐ค โ ๐๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ค๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฅ๐๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐จ๐๐ข๐๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ก๐๐ซ๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ก๐๐ฅ๐ฉ. ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฏ๐ข๐ซ๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐ฅ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ญ๐จ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ง๐๐๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐ซ๐๐๐จ๐ซ๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ญ๐จ๐๐๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐จ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ง ๐๐ ๐ญ๐จ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ ๐๐ง๐๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐.
Join us online! This class will be held using the online platform, Zoom. Prior to the class, you will receive an email with the Zoom invitation to access the class. Simply click the link on the day and time of the class and enjoy from the comfort of your own home!
๐๐ก๐ ๐จ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ ๐๐ฅ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐:
Feb. 4 – “What To Do When You Find an Artifact” – Youโve come across old bones or you found an arrowhead on a hikeโnow what? Join Runestone Museum Director, Amanda Seim, to learn what you should do if you come across historical artifacts, whether it be on or off your property. What do you report and what do you leave be? Are there items you can keep? Learn more and become a confident and responsible steward of history!
Feb. 11 – “Preserving Your Treasures at Home” – There are many things that can cause some of our more precious items to deteriorate faster than we would like. Join Legacy of the Lakes Museum’s Kaci Johnson as she explains agents of deterioration and how best to protect and preserve the historical treasures in your home. From photographs to textiles, she’ll give tips and tricks to help your items last for future generations to enjoy.
Feb. 18 – “How to Record Your Family’s Oral Histories” – You know you want to save a relativeโs stories before theyโre gone, but where do you even begin? We have good news! ANYONE can make an impactful Oral History that will save precious memories for generations to come. In this program hosted by Brittany Johnson (Director of the Douglas County Historical Society), we will cover a Beginnerโs best practices for recording oral histories, how to encourage good storytelling through good listening, what questions to ask, and how to healthily and constructively move through difficult moments.
๐๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฆ๐๐ฒ ๐ซ๐๐ ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ซ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐-๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ฌ ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ง ๐ข๐ง๐๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐๐ฎ๐๐ฅ ๐ฌ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ฌ. ๐๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ฆ๐๐๐ซ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ง๐ฒ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ง๐๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฌ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ฐ, ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐๐๐ฌ๐ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐ ๐ซ๐๐๐ฎ๐๐๐ ๐ข๐ง๐๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐๐ฎ๐๐ฅ ๐ฌ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ฉ๐ซ๐ข๐๐ ๐๐ฏ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐๐๐ฅ๐.