70 Degrees is part of @UCICove Applied Innovation. Jennifer shared their plans to use machine learning and augmented VR technologies in the archive. #machinelearning #api #Google #VR #technology #history #curate #art #conservation #archive #preserve #exhibit #UCI #70degrees (at UCI Cove) https://www.instagram.com/p/BpGJPX2g8Bd/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1mgm5bvsdoz9z
#DanaPoint is the world capital for #whale and #dolphin watching. Check out @OceanInstitute Whale & Dolphin watching cruise. The @cityofdanapoint will be celebrating the 49th annual Festival of Whales on March 7, 8, 14 and 15. Read 70degrees.org/ocean-institute-whale-dolphin-watching for the field notes.
The @ocparks maintains a four acre local history site in Lake Forrest, CA. The rangers interpret “four fully restored and furnished historic buildings that span the early history of the Saddleback Valley and El Toro area from the Mexican Rancho era (Serrano Adobe, circa 1863), to the founding of the town of El Toro (El Toro Grammar School, 1890; St. George’s Episcopal Mission, 1891), through the citrus farming days of the early twentieth century (Harvey Bennett Ranch House, 1908).”
They offer guided #tours and seasonal events for the community. Visit 25151 Serrano Road Lake Forest, CA 92630-2534. Contact (949)923-2230 or [email protected]. The park is open Tuesday through Saturday, 9 a.m.. to 5 p.m. The park is closed for county holidays. Learn more at ocparks.com/historic/heritage.
We are excited to be on the @sworalhistory board! Jennifer is the president and Cindy is the California delegate. #oralhistory #history #historians #southwest #CA #California #narrative #archive #preserve #exhibit #fbf #70Degrees #OHA2019 #sohaatoha2019 #SOHA2019 https://www.instagram.com/p/B4DEPxcpNUM/?igshid=15dk84ocdsfve
The Santa Barbara Maritime Museum displays informative exhibitions about #coastal history which include light houses, yacht clubs, and sea voyages. You will enjoy the interactive learning stations which explore many themes including the historic meaning of prominent designs and sailor #tattoos.
We are getting excited for the @ohassociation conference sponsored by @sworalhistory in Salt Lake City October 16-20! Our oral history collections are growing and we look forward to sharing our research with these networks.
Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum has an impressive site. Instead of a typical orientation film, you will be inpressed by the museum’s Reagan #hologram. We viewed the ranch narrative. “The Tack Room at Rancho del Cielo – President #Reagan has just returned from a #horseback ride and he talks to us about the Ranch and how it helps him to balance the pressures of the Oval Office, and then tells us a little about his ideas on #freedom.”
While you visit, be sure to visit the archive. #October is the designated month for American archives. “As a Presidential Library administered by the National Archives and Records Administration (#NARA), the Reagan Library, under the authority of the Presidential Records Act, is the repository of presidential records for President Reagan’s administration. The Library’s holdings include over 60 million pages of documents, over 1.6 million #photographs, a half million feet of motion picture #film, tens of thousands of audio and video tape, and over 40,000 #artifacts.” The are located at 40 Presidential Drive |Simi Valley, CA 93065. The are open hours are 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. seven days a week.
Near downtown Laguna Beach, you will find the Laguna Art Museum. They offer docent led tours, public programs, and events for all ages. Currently on exhibition, I Will Not Make Any More Boring Art: Prints by John Baldessari is an experience. These pieces are from the Collections of Jordan D. Schnitzer and His Family Foundation. They are on display from June 16 – September 22, 2019.
While you’re visiting the museum, be sure to view Sculptures by Gwynn Murrill from June 16 – September 22, 2019.
Visit 70degrees.org/laguna-art-museum to read the field notes.
What does one do when you #fly domestically or internationally from San Francisco #Airport? We suggest that you spent time in the @SFOMuseum that is exhibited in the International Main Hall and Terminals. These spaces are designed for you to explore historic themes that resonate with throughout the ages.
We personally spent extended time in The Modern Consumer: 1950s Products and Style. You will find that they are displaying interesting artifacts and ephemera that showcase this age in consumer buying practices. This is well documented in Lizabeth Cohen’s A Consumers’ Republic: The Politics of Mass Consumption in Postwar. Read our fieldnotes at 70degrees.org/sfo-museum.
Located in the heart of the Los Rios District, the San Juan Capistrano Historical Society has been restoring and preserving historical structures. It is adjacent to the Capistrano Depot that actively takes you on the #train throughout #SoCal.
The National Trust for Preservation established the week long tradition of recognizing preservation practices during the Nixon administration. They now show how #ThisPlaceMatters with a toolkit for grassroots organization. We celebrate all the month of May. The trust created a list of 31 actions, one for each day, for you to get active in this movement. Visit https://savingplac.es/2VYOlr6 via @savingplaces.
History, although in the #past, can help shape the future. Local #historian and #entrepreneur Jennifer Keil, co-founder of 70 Degrees, aims to change how archivists preserve historical #data to show that history can be simultaneously fun and profitable.
Named for the ideal #storage temperature of artifacts, 70 Degrees uses both physical means and #digital technology to store historical objects, record oral history accounts, curate #museum exhibits and work with both government and businesses to preserve important records and events. The company manages a #temperature-controlled facility in Laguna Hills, which houses artifacts and lends them to organizations. Along with her sister and fellow co-founder Cynthia Keil – they have an expertise in oral history and interest in #information technology – the Keils noticed a need for digital and physical archives in local history. “Although we work in a very physical space, we are very much in the digital sphere, showing what’s physically in those storage containers so that groups borrowing information or artifacts can get a sense of what we have and make it easier to collaborate,” said Jennifer.
Jennifer Keil had an opportunity to showcase her ongoing historical projects to the Orange County Historical Commissioners which is in partnership with @OCParks. The theme of her presentation was #Curating #Communities. Participate in The Orange County Historical Commission 2nd annual public event at Irvine Ranch Historic Park on Saturday April 13, 2019 from 10:00am-2:00pm