Websites I Recommend
These are links to other sites that I have found
helpful, interesting, or just plain fun.
Enjoy! – Sarah
Websites related to Madison-area history:
Historic
Madison, Inc.
Historic Madison has served as Madison's historical society
since 1974. Its mission is to preserve and share stories about Madison's
past through publications, events, and public programs.
Madison
Trust for Historic Preservation, Inc.
This organization helps preserve the architectural and historical
heritage of the greater Madison area through advocacy and education. Historic
properties in a community are tangible links with the past. The Trust
works with local, state and national organizations to promote the sensitive
treatment of our architectural history and connect the past to our everyday
lives with hopes to protect our future.
Friends
of Historic Third Lake Ridge
This active volunteer group promotes an understanding and
appreciation of the history and architecture of the Marquette Neighborhood.
Website provides a fascinating searchable photo gallery.
UW-Madison
Oral History Project
The University of Wisconsin-Madison Oral History Project
was established in 1971. Its initial charge was to interview prominent
emeritus faculty members about their research and careers at the University.
Over the years, the Project's scope has expanded to include interviews
with campus administrators, staff, and students as well as faculty. Interviews
cover subjects such as the Teaching Assistants Strike of 1970, the UW
Merger, the Arboretum, and printmaking at UW since World War II. Other
significant historical themes run through many of the interviews, including
the Depression, the return of the GIs after World War II, the protests
against the Vietnam War, academic freedom, and gender and race issues.
Websites related to personal history:
Association
of Personal Historians
If you're interested in discovering the joys of preserving personal history,
this is a good place to start. Producing life story legacies through books,
oral histories or videos - with thoughts, feelings and memories - enriches
lives for generations to come, including your own. Whether you're a professional
personal historian looking to help others capture their stories, or a
hobbyist looking for help in recording your own memories, this association
welcomes you.
Story
Circle Network
The Story Circle Network is a national not-for-profit membership organization
made up of women who want to explore their lives and their souls by exploring
their personal stories. Follow this link to learn more about the Network
and its activities.
Red
Ink Editorial Services
My friend Marg Sumner provides a full range of editing services: proofreading,
copyediting, content editing, technical writing and organizing, and consulting.
For the past 25 years Red Ink staff has helped university and scholarly
presses, trade associations, corporations, nonprofit organizations and
magazines to polish and verify their written content. Marg has edited
my work and I endorse her services enthusiastically. We bring a love of
words and word usage to all manuscripts.
Arcadia
Publishing
Arcadia Publishing is the leading publisher of regional and local history
in the United States. Its mission is to make history accessible and meaningful
through the publication of high-quality books on the heritage of America's
people and places.
The
Legacy Guide: Capturing the Facts, Memories and Meaning of Your Life
This excellent book provides useful insights and instructions for recording
your life or that of a loved one. Author Carol Franco is a member of the
Association of Personal Historians.
