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Excited to teach with the new WI Biographies story on Geshe Sopa?
Join us for a webinar on 2/14 to build your background knowledge and support your teaching around Tibet and Buddhism. We'll be joined by @wiscoALC Professor Jampa Khedup. Register today! bit.ly/3HuzjOM
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Maya Angelou was born #onthisday in 1928. Explore her #poetry with our #free #primarysource set: dp.la/primary-source-sets/th… #mayaangelou
Images: @RecollectionWi @PADigitalNews @smithsoniannpg via dp.la
ALT Black and white photograph of Maya Angelou giving a 1988 talk.
ALT Black and white photograph of Maya Angelou, smiling, 1991.
ALT Color portrait of Maya Angelou smiling, 2013.
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#OTD in 1991, the Persian Gulf War, in response to the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait, ended.
Hear oral histories of #Wisconsin #veterans and civilians from the Gulf War and other conflicts, at the #NEHgrant-funded “Listening to War” project at @RecollectionWI: bit.ly/3vjYsHt
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Thanks @KealeyBultena @centraltimewpr for featuring the @NEHgov - funded Listening to War oral history project from @RecollectionWi yesterday! Interview with me and @BongVetsCenter curator is here: wpr.org/listening-wisconsins…
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4 Other times, community is made through a shared experience, like serving in the armed forces. @RecollectionWi in collaboration w/@WisHistory & @WisVetsMuseum preserved oral histories from Wisconsin’s Veterans. recollectionwisconsin.org/li… #PresTC21
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The first #EarthDay was celebrated #onthisday in 1970. Founded by Wisconsin senator Gaylord Nelson, Earth Day helped put environmental protection on the national political agenda. Images: 1970 Earth Day rally courtesy @PADigitalNews, Nelson in 1972 courtesy @RecollectionWi
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@UWLaCrosse Murphy Library is proud to have contributed to the @RecollectionWi Listening to War: Wisconsin's Wartime Oral Histories project, which brings together first-person accounts of veterans and civilians in Wisconsin. View the collection here: recollectionwisconsin.org/li…
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Join us on October 29th for a virtual event, From Black Women's Suffrage to Black Lives Matter, presented with @cmlibrary. We'll look at the legacy of Black women's early activism, voting stories and more! Register: bit.ly/dplabws
#blackwomenssuffrage #vote
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Our Race, Power + Curation event launching the Black Women's Suffrage Collection is Tuesday at 1pm ET! Hear @dorothyjberry on curating Black collections, @UNC_Librarian on curatorial choices + Yusef Omowale on digitizing the Charlotta Bass papers. RSVP: bit.ly/dplawebinar
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Hello, #teachers: DPLA has more than a hundred free #primarysource sets on a variety of topics from Fannie Lou Hamer to the Gold Rush to the New Deal. Each includes a teaching guide and can be shared to Google Classroom. Browse them here: dp.la/primary-source-sets
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We hope you'll join us on Tuesday, September 8 at 1 pm ET for Race, Power, and Curation, a virtual event celebrating the launch of our Black Women’s Suffrage Digital Collection. Find more info and register here: dp.la/news/race-power-and-cu…
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On 7/22, @dpla and the DPLA Rights Statements Working Group are hosting Standardized Rights Statements 101, a webinar to learn more about rights statements and how to apply them to your digital collection. More info and registration here: dpla.zoom.us/webinar/registe…
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Today we celebrate #Juneteenth, the anniversary of the day in 1865 when Union soldiers arrived in Galveston, TX with the news that slavery was abolished, more than 2 years after the Emancipation Proclamation was signed. Image: @RecollectionWi via dp.la
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Beginning March 30, PBS Wisconsin is excited to announce an ambitious plan, in partnership with @WisconsinDPI & @MilwPBS, to support at-home learning by broadcasting a new weekday television schedule of programming with digital resources that connect to state academic standards.
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Good morning, #teachers! DPLA has lots of helpful resources for #womenshistorymonth #lessonplans, including this primary source set on #women in #WWII dp.la/primary-source-sets/wo…
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This year's #NationalHistoryDay theme is Breaking Barriers in History, and we've got lots of resources to help #students get started. Find out more: pro.dp.la/education/national… @NationalHistory #historyteachers #socialstudies #nhd
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Good morning, #teachers! Looking for resources to bring more #BlackHistory into your #classroom for #BlackHistoryMonth and all year long? Check out our primary source sets, including this one on African American soldiers in #WorldWarI: dp.la/primary-source-sets/af…
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The 1969 Natural Resources Board knew that snowmobiling was a big deal for Wisconsin.
And it still is today.
Learn more in the newest episode of Wild Wisconsin - Off The Record Podcast: share.transistor.fm/s/55d834…
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If you work for a small or medium-sized museum, check out the Collections Assessment for Preservation Program. The program assess your collection and creates a plan for improving its care. Deadline is Feb 1. imls.gov/grants/available/co…
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We are excited to share the new Illinois Digital Heritage Hub! Check it out to see 300,000+ rich and unique cultural heritage items from the state. idhh.dp.la/