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Wild Turkey
Photograph of wild turkeys on a street in Davis, California
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newly born chicks
chicks in a box with food and water
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Beginner Hockey
Beginners playing hockey, falling all over each other
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Cats on Cats
Tiny Grey Kitten takes a nap on Cat-Cat. They may not have clever names, but they stack pretty well.
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A Guide to Exhibit Development
This handy guide offers advice for every stage of exhibit development, from team organization to involving stakeholders, and tips for structure and writing. This is an excellent guide for students.
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Standards for Museum Exhibitions and Indicators of Excellence
This document elaborates on the profession standards for exhibit design and offers succinct advice for writing and designing museum exhibits.
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Designing Effective Exhibits
An oldie but a goodie, this article outlines various measures for success in exhibit design as well as methods for engagement.
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Do Not Enter (Except Bicycles)
The UIUC campus at the intersection of Wright and Chalmers is the only place I’ve ever seen an “Except Bicycles” sign, and it makes me happy every time I see it to know that bikes are, in one space, being prioritized over cars.
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When is a bench not a bench
Because a crazy lady in my condo tried to have benches banned because she isn’t kind except for 2 which were designed to be uncomfortable and people left packages on them
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Dog Photo
My dog is 11 years old and I essentially grew up with her. She is crabby and mean and spends most of her time barking at people, but we love her anyways. This photo perfectly exemplifies her ornery stares.
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Cat Treats
This is my cat, Meve. Tube treats are her favorite. We call them Cat GoGurts.
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Grogu Pumpkin
Obviously an excellent pumpkin.
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Lily
Lily is a 5-year old dog of indeterminate extraction. She brings her doggie parents a great deal of joy, and is a friend to nearly every dog in the neighborhood.
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Lane map
This is a map of Lane Tech high school where my kids attend (freshman and junior). Having them there is a new phase in our lives.
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Start of Gardening Season 2022
This is my first day of gardening in 2022.
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Albert’s buddy
We got Atlas a few years ago to help my son deal with some mental health challenges.
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Cat in Repose
First time my female kitten bonded with me. She's two months old and clearly the alpha.
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A night out in Chicago
I am enjoying a night out with my friends but they are just out of frame
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The cats are finally home in Chicago.
This is three months into our time in Chicago, and all of the cats have gotten used to road noise. My husband also built this cat wall!
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UIC Presentation
Presentation from the University of Illinois at Chicago conference on multi-ethnic digital humanities.
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Metadata Cheatsheet
A list of common metadata categories and descriptions of how I have used them across a variety of projects, including Remembering Rondo, the West End Archive, and the COVID-19 Archive.
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Cat-Cat Shenanigans
Ever since the pandemic, Cat-Cat likes to join Zoom calls. He is usually quite judgemental of the content. He's a pretty cool cat. After all, once he woke me up during an apartment fire and saved my life.
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History Harvest Supply List
A "go-bag," checklist of all the supplies you may need at an in-person History Harvest event.
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History Harvest Sample Budget
A sample budget from the West End Archive.
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History Harvest File Naming Conventions
Standardized conventions for naming and organizing History Harvest files when there are multiple participants.