Fraser
Coast Libraries is calling all locals to be part of Historypin. This is a digital archive of historical and
personal photos, documents and audio-visual recollections. Fraser Coast
Regional Council in partnership with the Maryborough Wide Bay and Burnett
Historical Society Inc. has a curated
collection which is focused
on the World War One: Patriotism in the Wide Bay Region . Patriotic efforts of World War 1
from 1915 and 1920 include photographs from the Teebar fundraising effort,
Bauple fancy dress, Tiaro Home Guard, Victory Parade and the Prince of Wales
visit thanking the Empire. Credit to the State Library of Queensland for the
grant to curate this collection. Two other collections are open for you to add any
local history item you have. These are Fraser Coast Local History and Fraser Coast Commemorates. All you have to do is join and then start
adding items.
Fraser
Coast Libraries have conducted three workshops. The first was an introduction
to Historypin, the second was about scanning images, metadata and organising
your collection and the third included information about researching using
State Library of Queensland databases and Trove. An interest in Historypin has built since the
commencement of the project. It has been a great experience helping people develop confidence in uploading
information onto the site. The rich
knowledge of local history in this area can be unlocked and shared using Historypin
and the enthusiastic participants are well on the way to teaching each other
and us many things about the past and this site. If you are keen to participate
please come along to the Historypin chat room held on the first Tuesday of the
month from 10am to 11.30pm at the Maryborough Library. A wonderful cross
pollination of ideas sprung out of these workshops and the Libraries would love
you to come along and participate in this exciting project.
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