Friends of WMI Lecture: Archives – out of the dust and rust to the transformation of WMI Archives

This will be a panel discussion with Linda Warrum, Marlene Huffaker, Beverly Fisher, Melora Adams and Shannon Delap.  Linda, Marlene, and Beverly volunteer at the WMI and have 34 years of experience collectively as tour guides for Historic New Harmony, telling the history of the town. They primarily work in the Branigin/Lilly Archive with documents, collections, bound records, newspapers and books.  Melor and shannon work with artifacts in the museum as well as in the archive.  Melora is the Collections manager and creates and maintains the artifact catalog and the displays.  Shannon wears multiple hats as Circulation Specialist while working with artiffacts and maintaining the digital organization of the Branigin/Lilly Archive.