This article appeared in the Volume 3, Issue 1 Spring/Summer 2021 issue of the Appalachian Curator. Click here to view a PDF of the full issue. By Derek Whisnant and Gene Hyde Introduction: The 2020-21 survey was administered through a combination of online research and contacting repositories via email and phone. The survey was done in two sections. The first section used the original 1985 survey to ask the following: Is the repository still open ? If so, have their been any administrative changes (name change, merged with another repository, etc.) ? Is there a website or email contact? Once repositories were identified, Derek sent them this email query: We are…
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Community Archiving Profile: Hazard County, KY area photos archived by radio station WSGS
By Ariel Fugate, Mountain Association for Community and Economic Development (MACED) This article appeared in the Volume 1, Issue 2 Fall 2019 issue of the Appalachian Curator. Click here to view a PDF of the full issue. Radio station WSGS, based in Perry County, Kentucky, is working to preserve memories of the Hazard, Kentucky, area through a developing a photo archive. Shane Sparkman, one of the owners of the radio station, WSGS, started the “Flashback” program on the radio because he has an interest in Hazard history. “Flashback” references something that happened on a particular day in history in East Kentucky. Shane also began developing an archive of historical photos…
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Community Archiving Profile: Saving Kentucky Craft History
By Philis Alvic, Kentucky Craft History and Education Association This article appeared in the Volume 1, Issue 2 Fall 2019 issue of the Appalachian Curator. Click here to view a PDF of the full issue. The Kentucky Craft History and Education Association (KCHEA) is an organization founded in 2008 that gathers, conserves, and presents the history and on-going impact of crafts in Kentucky. This mission is carried out in a number of different ways. Saving objects and documents and recording interviews that tell the story of Kentucky crafts is one of the goals of the organization. Bringing awareness of Kentucky crafts to a wide audience is another goal. So, it…
