2010 WI OH Day: Twitterverse Summary

[Note: For those adverse to Twitter--and I don't blame you--a more traditional summary appears in the subsequent blog post, click on the other post for April, 2010 WI OH Day: Summary on the right-hand side of this post under the header, Blog Archive.]

@2010WOHDelightful, Or the 2010 Summary of Wisconsin Oral History Day

I hate to sound old, but back in my day we called giving a synopsis of something either getting “The Cliffs Notes” or “The Readers’ Digest” version of it. (I notice that Cliffs Notes now wants to be called CliffsNotes ... Ugh.)

Now, we tweet. I do not tweet for many reasons, but I quietly admire those (mainly folks I know and respect) who do. And since I constantly discuss getting the next generation of folks into oral history, I offer what I might have Tweeted during the March 28 & 29 events that comprised the 2010 Wisconsin Oral History Day. (I notice, too, that I have taken myself out of the “next generation” of oral historians ... Ugh.)

@2010WOHDelightful: Arrive at Jewish Museum Milwaukee, breathtaking Chagall on the wall. Sent Sunday, March 28, noon

@2010WOHDelightful: Find out I will be pinch-hitting for Sally Jacobs, okay for gentile to talk about the Holocaust? Sent Sunday, March 28, 1pm

@2010WOHDelightful: JMM docent gave a great tour; really wish I paid full attention to it (not her fault at all). Sent Sunday, March 28, 1:15pm

@2010WOHDelightful: JMM has awesome room to give an audio/video presentation, also great (kosher) snacks. Sent Sunday, March 28, 1:30pm

@2010WOHDelightful: Can’t tweet, listening (and presenting)! Sent, March 28, 1:35pm

@2010WOHDelightful: Congrats to Pollack, Bernstein, Cohen, & Blessing. 4 Great talks on WI Jewish OH! Sent Sunday, March 28, 3:00pm

@2010WOHDelightful: I didn’t do too bad either, although Sally J. would have been better. Sent Sunday, March 28, 3:01pm

@2010WOHDelightful: Dinner at the Water Buffalo ... I’m in! Sent Sunday, March 28, 5:15pm

@2010WOHDelightful: After dinner, drinks, and a good night’s rest, on my way to UW—Milwaukee Libraries 4 Monday’s big Day! Sent, Monday, March 29, 7:45am

@2010WOHDelightful: 4th floor conference center at UWM Libraries, great spot for meeting! Libraries staff uber-helpful! Sent, Monday, March 29, 8:05am

@2010WOHDelightful: City Market’s pastries (and morning beverages) rock! So, do our volunteers! Sent, Monday, March 29, 8:15am

@2010WOHDelightful: Opening remarks (Thanks Ewa) done! Ready for the show! Sent, Monday, March 29, 9:05am

@2010WOHDelightful: The Lone Arranger, Julia Stringfellow, rides gracefully through her workshop! Sent, Monday, March 29, 10:30am

@2010WOHDelightful: Keynote: Great chair (Rob Smith), A+ lecture (Todd Moye) and comment (Stephen Kercher)! Sent, Monday, March 29, noon

@2010WOHDelightful: More on keynote: Tuskegee Airmen fly again & Black Thursday website rules! Sent, Monday, March 29, 12:05pm

@2010WOHDelightful: Did I mention earlier how much the City Market rocks! Great lunch! Sent, Monday, March 29, 12:30pm

@2010WOHDelightful: Speed dating, I mean networking, at lunch: Civil Rights in Milwaukee, New perspective on Black migration to the North, and Back to the Land in SW WI. Sent, Monday, March 29, 1:00pm

@2010WOHDelightful: Was that last tweet too long? Sent, Monday, March 29, 1:01pm

@2010WOHDelightful: Oneida Cultural Heritage: Presenting their past for all to see. Sent, Monday, March 29, 1:30pm

@2010WOHDelightful: [Future tweet] Michelle Danforth (Oneida) ... look for her upcoming documentary on Lacrosse (the sport); the online tease is great! Sent, Monday, April 12, 1:31pm

@2010WOHDelightful: Chia Vang, her students, and Lee Yang: gathering Hmong stories to educate themselves and obliterate (we hope) stereotypes! Sent, Monday, March 29, 2:15pm

@2010WOHDelightful: Laura, Susan, and Peg from Manitowoc & Green Bay finish the Day's presentations perfectly with an oral history strength: cross-generational interviews! Sent, Monday, March 29, 3:15pm

@2010WOHDelightful: [Another future Tweet] After presentation in Manitowoc, I see the great resource of “Greatest Generation” folks there. Sent, April 13, 3:30pm

@2010WOHDelightful: Key to good closing remarks: Have some smarter than you (Todd Moye) assist with them! Sent, March 29, 4:00pm

@2010WOHDelightful: On our way home. Thanks to all for making 2010 WOHD Delightful!
Sent, March 29, 4:05pm

So, there you have it, the Twitterverse version of the 2010 WI OH Day. Short (sort of) and Tweet! (Ugh.)