2024 Recap
It’s been a busy year! So what have I been up to recently?
May: I had the honor of receiving the 2024 Herron School of Art & Design’s Distinguished Alumni Award. Thank you to everyone who nominated me and advocated for me. My time at Herron was interesting and creative and challenging - and I wouldn’t trade it for anything. Read more about the award here.
July: I traveled to Tulsa, Oklahoma to learn about the forensic recovery & excavation process and the community engagement, interpretation & memorialization strategies utilized for the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre. I learned so much from the incredible team of experts, many of whom will be working with us on our upcoming Greenlawn Cemetery project this winter. So many productive discussions about collaboration, communication, data, and research - I was honored to participate.
August: I worked with the Monumental Gestures team on the history of monumental architecture, monuments, civic ideologies, and so on to explore art activations along White River. It’s been a real treat to think about these unique spaces that definite our built environment. Read more about the project here.
October: We held the ribbon cutting of the permanent outdoor exhibit, The Legacy Walk at Roberts Settlement. I’m so proud of the Roberts Settlement team for their work & stewardship and have enjoyed working alongside them for the last 18 months! Thanks to Bryan Glover for putting up with my strong opinions on word choice and punctuation. And thanks to Visit Hamilton County, Indiana for advocating for me and connecting us - especially to the brilliant Brenda Myers. I am so proud of what we’ve been able to accomplish and look forward to the next phase - the digital storytelling app. Stay tuned for more on the app in 2025 and please take some time this fall to drive out to the settlement and look at the exhibit. Read more about the exhibit here.
October: I celebrated 1 year as City-County Archivist! Time flies when you are starting an archive from scratch, learning the ins and outs of local government, and trying to improve 180 years of records management (I subtract the time Willard Heiss, my sole predecessor, was here!) In this first year I’ve accomplished: 43 accessions; 235 reference questions; 37 archive tours for 120 people; 9 talks for 174 people; 16 plans, procedures, & forms drafted. Looking forward to the next year of accessions, research, and engagement.
