1. SAN LORENZO VALLEY HISTORY: DIGITIZING THE FAYE ELLIS COLLECTION Sharing Memories, Sharing Community Deborah Lipoma Santa Cruz Public Libraries

2. The San Lorenzo Valley

3. Faye Ellis

4. SCPL Local History Collections

5. 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

6. New Omeka Database

8. The Physical Archive

10. Activities to Achieve the Goal

11. Challenges

12. Rewards

13. Results User friendly database that can search multiple collections Ability to create future collections New way for the local community to share their memories

14. Local History Groups

15. 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

16. Thank You Deborah Lipoma LipomaD@santacruzpl.org