By: Esther Appiah & Ali Kara Lloyd Best - Trinidadian - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

By: Esther Appiah & Ali Kara Lloyd Best - Trinidadian Philosopher and Public Intellectual Dr. Fiona Vernal (representing WISC) Dr. Maurice Wade: Trinity College Josh Serrano - Community Activist 1

Settlement and Housing in Post-War Hartford, CT Airey Home, Chatham St, Hartford 2

Takeaways ● TOOLS: You may like a specific tool ● COMMUNITY PARTNERS: We need but it may not be appropriate for your to cater to the needs of our community data. partners as their priorities may shift but ● Work with the resource limitations that we want to avoid mission creep, you have; in this case our IPHONES adapted from its military context to and no video camera. mean: a gradual shift in objectives ● Deeds office: Different layers of during the course of a project, often expertise: develop expertise in context; resulting in an unplanned long-term ask for help when we exceeded our commitment beyond the scope and expertise. resources of the original plan 3

Takeaways Continued ● Engaging with community partners requires discretion ● Unforeseen Collaborations: Mission Creep vs New Opportunities West Indian Social Club Christian Activities Council Caribbean American ● Declined the request Society ● Embraced the to find/ format opportunity to create an ● Embraced a new images of 174 exhibit and conduct oral opportunity to members that could histories with the No secure data with be done by More Slumlords minimal demands organization. Movement on our resources 4

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Deeds Office How many of the terms below can you identify? ● Quit-rent ● Lien ● Federal Tax Lien ● Certificate of Attachment ● Warranty Deed ● Lis Pendens Mortgage Deed 7

Caribbean American Society, est 1957 Membership List on loan from Edwin Carty, former president and member 8

Obituary sample from Hartford Courant 9

FINDING AND GENERATING CONTENT FOR AN ONLINE ARCHIVE 10

Takeaways ● MEET WITH PEOPLE WHO HAVE EXPERTISE ● You will NEVER be an expert in any field in just 3 months ● You need to be an efficient reader ○ Create a list of terms ● It’s okay to be frustrated, but don’t forget to try, try again. 11

Caribbean Anticolonial Thought Online Archive http://caribbeananti-colonialthoughtarchive.domains.trincoll.edu/ 12

Online Archival Resources 13

Thanks for Listening! Any Questions? 14