SAN LORENZO VALLEY HISTORY:

DIGITIZING THE FAYE ELLIS COLLECTION

Sharing Memories, Sharing Community

Deborah LipomaSanta Cruz Public Libraries

The San Lorenzo Valley

Faye Ellis

SCPL Local History Collections

The Goal

Provide access to the Faye Ellis collection

Create a single database for all the local history collections

Build a model for a socially constructed archive

New Omeka Database

The Physical Archive

Activities to Achieve the Goal

Challenges

Rewards

Results

User friendly database that can search multiple collections

Ability to create future collections

New way for the local community to share their memories

Local History Groups

Sharing Memories, Sharing Community

Possible Future Projects: Landmark Businesses: Photos and Archives Riptide Biographies Gas Station Photos & the “1000 Photo

Project” Scotts Valley Historical Photos Oral Histories from La Selva Beach Newspaper Clipping File

Thank You

Deborah LipomaLipomaD@santacruzpl.org