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Week Twelve: Final Pages

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 Week Twelve: Final Pages Section Three: The End This week I finalized the content of the History Harvest brochure, completing my summer long goal of creating a fully realized adaptable model for collecting local history. This summer has truly been an amazing experience, giving me new experiences and forcing me to learn new skills and trades in the professionalization of my studies. I lead teams, created content, and worked to finalize a product that will be utilized in a educational setting between universities. I am honored, above all things, to be able to showcase this work and broadcast it into the realm of Public History.  Section Three. Draft. Final Thoughts: The Future of Public History At the very end of the booklet, I decided to include a afterword that discusses the importance of the history Harvest as a method of advocacy in the field of Public History. I believe the growing realm of Public History calls for opportunities to educate and inspire a new generation of historians
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Week Eleven: Internship Showcase and Drafting Further

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 Week Eleven: Internship Showcase and Drafting Further This week I spent what time I had drafting and finalizing the first two sections of the brochure to present for the Internship showcase. Every Internship showcase presentation is unique in nature depending on what the student was involved with,  and I wanted to showcase myself the work I had accomplished this past summer diligently and productively. Whilst providing photos and documentation, I showed the creation process and how the DeBary History Harvest played into shaping and forming my ideas around the project.  History Harvest participants. Scot French. Instruction in Oral History. Scot French. My thoughts and methodology drastically changed when I stepped into the shoes of the person coordinating and running the event, forcing me to rethink my position on certain tactics and wording in each section. It truly gave me a clearer insight to the process in which organizers utilizing the model will go through on the day of, allowin
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Week Ten: Creating the Brochure

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 Week Ten: Creating the Brochure Drafting and Graphic Design This week, I spent most of my time working on the creation and drafting of the History Harvest brochure, editing and tweaking my work from previous weeks to fully hone in a solid draft to present to administrators and professors at UCF. My main time constraint was the continuous mix of some sections having too much content, and some sections having too little content. This was especially evident as the graphic design aspect of the brochure was laid out, making each section's need for downsizing or upsizing apparent.  Early Drafted Designs Below you will find some concept designs of the first few pages of the History Harvest manual. Each photo is simply a screenshot of the editing software used and does not depict the true quality and resolution of the document; Please click on the photos to enlarge them. This past week, I made amazing progress on the final realization of my work this summer. This coming week, I will conti
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Week Nine: The City of Debary's History Harvest

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 Week Nine: The City of Debary's History Harvest The History Harvest, July 8th, 2024 Following the 4th of July and half week break, our team jumped right back into our work and followed through with the City of Debary in helping them create their own history harvest. I cannot express how amazing the day was; Dozens of Debary citizens brought hundreds of artifacts for us to scan and many participated in oral histories, making it the most successful event we have had up to this point. Aside from the success of the event itself, I was able to manage and lead a History Harvest myself and gain firsthand experience that will be beneficial in creating the brochure! The Community Historian: Retrospective One of the main thoughts circulating my mind after the event is the true importance of the Community Historian. I cannot express enough how important the community members and the city council of Debary played in the outreach and resource gathering component of the event. Truthfully, witho
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Week Seven: Video Demos

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 Week Seven: Video Demos This week I edited and refined the footage from last week to create two separate videos for the processing section of the brochure. A notable portion of my time was spent stabilizing, color grading, and cutting clips to use in the editing process. I hope to complete the final step before July 4th, finalizing the videos to begin the brochure itself. Rather than write more about my work this week, here are demos of the two videos I created. Final steps involve writing and recording a voiceover with subtitles, allowing for clearer and more direct instructions in the tutorials. Utilizing the Portable Scanner DEMO Utilizing the Industrial Scanner DEMO
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Week Six: Filming Tutorials and Finalizing Templates

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 Week Six: Filming Tutorials and Finalizing Templates Using the Scanners: The Filming Process This week, I prepared and filmed videos for the brochure’s section on scanning. I struggled towards the beginning of the week trying to find someone to operate the scanner, but luckily I was able to meet with fellow intern Matthew Austin who was able to show and lead me through the process of scanning documents and how the software works. I had used it before, but not enough to actively give a tutorial. To give an example of something to scan, I brought with me my own personal artifacts; I brought a Yugoslavian passport and drivers license, two items I had procured during my time in Bosnia and Herzegovina last year. Matthew was able to scan my artifacts whilst I filmed him, leading me through the process and advising me in each step.   As I edit the videos together to create a streamline introduction, the process to will come clearer, even to myself.  Filming for videos, Matthew Austin picture
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Week Five: Planning the Brochure, Digital History

 Week Five: Planning the Brochure, Digital History This week: Outlining and Planning This week I began my plans on outlining the brochure and dividing each section into pages. The process was more work than I thought, eventually realizing that I had so much content but so little space to put all of it in. I plan to make the brochure around 10-12 pages, meaning each section has around two pages to cover every topic of the section. This will definitely force me to condense each section and be careful with wording so each section is correctly articulated. More so, it enables me to creatively explore ways I can use digital components within the brochure, such as QR codes and web links. This past week I explored ways in which creative links will serve the brochure. Creative links: Using QR codes to expand the concept      The History Harvest is becoming increasingly digital, as we have discussed in previous weeks. More so, the digital aspect of the History Harvest requires a level of digita
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