Sunday, March 25, 2012

Lesson 10--Wrap UP

 Having used some of these resources before such as Proquest.  I was pleasantly surprised that Proquest is easier to use.  WHen I was teaching both teachers and students struggled with its use.   I was also very surprised that in one of the public documents it had my birthday wrong.  As well as how long I have lived in my town. 

I am planning on showing our patrons what is available as well as some of my former colleagues, who are still in education use the sites.    There is so much information at hand that could be used in many different ways we need to make sure the public will have access to it.

Saturday, March 24, 2012

Lesson 9 Ancestery

When I looked up my name my parents, grandparents and aunt and uncle all came up as well.  There were many more Fansins but not sure how many I am related to.   In one record they have my residency wrong.  I've lived in Parker all my life.  Another has my birthday wrong.  I'm getting old but I was not born in  1947.  On to check out my parents.

In finding my grandparents it is mind boggling that they have so many different spellings of my grandfathers last name.   In one instance there were four different spellings.  In a census record I checked my great uncle or great grandfather (not sure which) had been living with my grandparents.  My dad was a  boy at the time.


Here again I looked at my mom's family.    I located them in the 1920 cenus.  I had not realized that my grandmother had been born in Wisconsin.   I wanted to check the 1930 censu but they only had a partial listing and my grandfather was not on it. 


In using the Sanborn Map of Parker 1935.  I was able to locate the Parker High School.    My parents house is a block from the school but I could not locate it.   The streets are not well defined so it is not easy to find  evey working from the school. 

LESSON 8 CAMIO

Cornell University Library  is the proud owner of  the audiograph card
I learned his Indian Name  Tatanka Iyotake.  I also learned that he not only led the Sioux into Battle but he led the Cheyenne  in the Battle of Little Big Horn which is the battle that wiped out Custer and the 7th Calvary.  I find it strange that he was not jailed when he was captured but allowed to tour with Buffalo Bill Cody.  He was killed resisting arrest for not wanting to let go of sacred traditions.
  I also learned that it was part of   part of the Native American Collection. (NAC)  and it had been  digitized for the Vanished Worlds, Enduring People exhibition.  The  autograph card has an envelope to go with it which I think makes the card more valuable.
I think its sad that he was arrested for not giving up his traditions. It makes you wonder if shooting him was just away to get rid of the famous Chief.

  I searched South Dakota History.  There were 1545 titles that came up.    Most of these are made up of papers sent from one person to another.  One details a letter (Letter to Dr. Crouch : San Benito, Texas, 1916 Oct. 15)    Sending the skull of a Mexican bandit killed by SD Calvary.  University of California Berkley holds these papers which are part of a History of War in Mexico. 
I narrowed my search to Laura Ingalls Wilder.  I've always loved her books.    The first Article I chose was Letters, 1945-1952.  These letters were between  Laura and  Clarence Kilbourn of Malone N.Y.  (Almanzo's hometown).  New York State Historical Documents---Location: Franklin County Historical and Museum Society,, Malone, NY.  There are five documents in this collection of letters talking about farm life and life in Malone New York.

My next article is Laura Ingalls Wilder family correspondence, 1861-1919 [electronic resource]. which are letters written to  relatives of Laura's mother Caroline.  The letters contain correspondence during the war and after.  The Wisconsin Historical Society hosts it.

I was disappointed in this search that I did not find any of Laura's papers hosted in SD.    Maybe I need to dig deeper.

Camio

Paul Revere tells the Story of Revolutionary times.  His artistry has also  withstood time with all of the silver ware(s) he has made.  I looked at examples of both his depiction of the Boston  Massacre and Silver Service
 For some reason my pictures would not uploadto the blog. 


When I typed in Sioux  I came with many pictures of items from the Sioux Culture.  Items such as pipes, portraits, pouches, dolls, pictures of sacred ceremonies and quilts.
 One of things I found was this baby bonnet.
and this  double saddle bag. 

This is a wonderful way for people to grasp the contributions and traditions of the Native Americans in South Dakota.
  In searching Monet  he  appears to be a daring artist.  In one picture he put flags on both sides of the subjects which (*I don't know why) was daring in that day and time.  He also painted most of his pictures in watercolors.  He traveled extensively throughout Europe finding his inspirations for his paintings. 


He painted the Water Lilies at his residence South of Paris.   This was painted during the last 30 years of his life.  IN this painting he used Oil on Canvas.  Most of his paintings during this time were of the lily pad that was located on his residence.

We can make this available to members of our community who are interested in art and are also interested in purchasing prints of paintings.


I saved pictures of Irish landscapes to my favorites.  The first one I chose was a watercolor of an Irish Cottage.  I am drawn to the bright colors of the picture.   My next one was  A road in Ireland.  it gave me a glimpse of what life in Ireland was in the past.   My third one was Irish Landscape.  I am part Ireland and I would love to see Ireland.  by choosing these pictures I get a little taste of Ireland.    My fourth picture is Morning Early, figures  fishing  cattle and landscape.   The picture below is of the Irish Landscape. 
Camio is an excellent resource when looking for pictures and items to include in reports and for those who are looking for information---like Paul Revere.



 



 

Lesson 7 WORLD CAT

I chose Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows  Book for my title.  There 3995 copies world wide.       THe first library that popped up for me was the Aberdeen Public Library in South Dakota.

J. ROwling has written 8 Harry Potter Books. Seven of them precede this book and are  the Harry Potter Story.   The book she wrote was a series of short stories that was mentioned in one of the Harry Potter Book.s    I have always enjoyed the Harry Potter Series and in the past years  the subject has become saturated. 

The OAister I chose was the Sioux in South Dakota  857 libraries in SD have this. Augustana is #1.
This  is a journal of Native American Stories, but it would not allow me to access t.

Lesson 6 -- EBooks on EbscoHost (formerly NetLibrary)

I looked up Secret Service.    There were several books that contained references to secret service but only a few that were actually about Secret Service.  I used many different ways to search but was not impressed with this program as I have been with the other programs.

Representing Popular Sovereignty : The Constitution in American Political Culture




Gale Virtual Library

Here Again I chose mythology.   The name of the book is U*X*L Encyclopedia of World Mythology, 2009.    I chose the story on Achilles.  Greek  Mythology.  This is an excellent way for students who are studying mythology to find referencs.  Not only does it give you a  an overview but it gives themes, discussion questions. and references for other characters asnd events involved with Achillles. 

I typed the  name of the book  The Outsiders by S.E.Hinton  into the search box.  The information I received will not only help students writing themes/ bookreports etc. on the Outsiders  but it will also help teachers preparations as well..   In the library we can show students how to use the Gale Reference Library,    Patrons will be able to look up information they may need. 

Lesson 4 ProQuest

I chose Celtic Mythology to research.  Not only does it have Celtic Myhological Encyclopedias .  It also has many  Celtic Mythology Stories.   I can find just about anything I would want to know through proquest.  I also like with Proquest that it is a valid resource.  It's not like wikopedia where anyone can add and subtract from the article.  Proquest has the advantage of saving libraries money on traditional magazines.  It also gives the patrons access to magazines and references  libraries would not normally carry.

People have varying interests and use this for different uses.  That is what makes proquest so unique. 

I used library as my word.  The search brought up all types of magazines and journals that dealt with everything from library to literature to science and technology.  It's amazing how a library plays a part in so many different areas.