University of Wisconsin-Parkside Archives and Area Research Center

Last August, Diane Giles, Freelance Features Writer at Kenosha News, donated a box of over 100 glass plate negatives to the Archives. The box was found in an old resort building in Twin Lakes before it was demolished in 2001. The photos show a variety of families who stayed in the area from the mid to late 1800’s.

For more information see Diane's article in the Kenosha News about discovering and saving the plates at https://www.kenoshanews.com/news/local/old-kenosha-hunting-for-clues-to-old-plate-glass-negatives-found-in-twin-lakes/article_53d466d6-2635-11ed-a8d4-631feda18816.html

Happy Archives Month! Come on down to Wyllie D2 to say hello to Melissa Olson, Becca Robbennolt, Liz Antaramian, and the student employees, too!

We are updating our Digital Collections site today! If you need anything from these collections while the site is down just email us at [email protected]

National Digital Stewardship Alliance (NDSA) Coordinating Committee unanimously voted to welcome two new members and one is the University of Wisconsin-Parkside!

Link for more information: https://rb.gy/qjv5xz

The Wisconsin Historical Society welcomes Tony Borroughs for a great webinar this September.

Tony Burroughs' Researching African American Genealogy is a fascinating journey of courage and strength. This webinar will take you through common resources and specific records that will help you to draw out the stories of your ancestors.

African American Genealogy 9/26/2020 Researching African American genealogy is a fascinating journey of courage and strength. This journey will take you to common resources and very specific records that will help you to draw out the stories of your ancestors.

A selection of signs included in our Recollections of COVID-19 in Racine and Kenosha community-driven digital collection. Have you seen ones you'd like to share? https://archives.uwp.edu/exhibits/show/covid

So proud of our Archives graduates!!! Tommy Grobben and Sarah Seyfirth (and her doggo Rhonda)!

Tommy is finishing up a digital exhibit of photos and letters home from a Somers resident who served in Panama during World War II. He’s graduating with a double major in history and international studies and a minor in world politics. He’s hoping to find a job or internship this summer.
Sarah graduated with a history major and has a special interest in the Holocaust. Her recent work in the archives was to transcribe Carol Vopat’s Holocaust Survivor Series and write Storymaps of the speakers which will be shared on our Digital Collections page this summer. This summer, she plans to prep for the GRE and look into grad school options.

Thanks for all of your great work and making us ! We will miss you both in the Archives!!!
Wishing you and all of our 2020 grads the best!

The UW-Parkside Archives is seeking your recollections surrounding the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Please visit our newest digital collection, 𝘾𝙊𝙑𝙄𝘿-19 𝙍𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙞𝙣 𝙍𝙖𝙘𝙞𝙣𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙆𝙚𝙣𝙤𝙨𝙝𝙖, and add your stories. https://archives.uwp.edu/exhibits/show/covid

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In response to the pandemic, Newspaper Archive is pleased to offer access to their 300 million page newspaper collection to all Wisconsin residents through May 15, 2020.
Access is via Badgerlink, Wisconsin's Online Library!

Access NewspaperARCHIVE | BadgerLink 300 million page newspaper collection temporarily available through BadgerLink during the COVID-19 pandemic.