Category: 8. Preventive Conservation Discussion

For the discussion concerning preventive conservation, I am choosing to consider the different ways you might preserve a fireweed plant collecting in a Southcentral field vs. a northern pike collected in a local lake. Stabilizing and preserving each presents a set of different challenges. One challenge that they both face is that they are usually…

Preservation through Conservation: Both are applicable for War Bonnets and Bird Displays “One of the most Influential warriors of Cheyenne who fought gallantly in the Indian wars of the 1860s was Roman Nose, who was famous for wearing an elaborately decorated and illustrious war bonnet that supposedly protected him during battles. The legends said that…

This topic was recently discussed at our Tanana Yukon Historical Society board meeting on March 4th, 2021 about a bowhead whale skeleton at UAMN.  I don’t know if this has been one of our class module topics or meet ups, but thought it may be of interest to the students. Aren Gunderson sprays water while…

I’m sorry to have missed the March 4th zoom meetup featuring the other Angie Schmidt on film and video preservation.  I have donated reels of my father’s 16 mm films that were shot in Fairbanks, Valdez and Cordova  from 1960 to 1970.  I also donated some 16  mm I shot later from 1976 to 1986…

I found this weeks topic really interesting and incredibly informative. There are so many more elements involved with preventative conservation  that I originally understood. For the discussion this week I chose to compare a natural element like a caribou hide, and a man-made object like a painting. In my research and experience,  there are a…

  When I was in high school, I got into record collecting. This hobby was perfect for me as I both love music and the excitement of finding something extraordinary in an unassuming place. My Grandfather was a radio host in Fairbanks for the longest time on KFAR. The station had a massive treasure trove…

                      A Russian muzzleloader found in Southeast Alaska vs. a lynx donated by a local trapper     With this week’s topic and readings really opened my eyes to a lot of different things that I would never have thought about in the fact of what goes into…