The Friday Link for 3/9/18

This week had zero posts (sorry) because I spent the week finally getting my family's historical films over to the Minnesota Historical Society.  They though they were special.

If you're thinking of trying to donate films to a historical group, here are a few hints.  First, make sure the films are of something unique.  Many of these places get people wanting to donate family films which are far more special for the family; not really historical documents.

Make sure they have historical significance, are old (pre-1950's, and especially anything pre-1930's), show an important moment, or feature important people.  Offer something more than the family at the beach.

Make sure what you're donating has significance to the group you're donating too.  If you're donating to the Minnesota Historical Society, the films should be more about Minnesota.  They have some relevance if they're filmed by a local, but if it's a bunch of film outside of Minnesota, then you probably would have a more receptive response from the historical group in that other area.

Know what you have!  You need to be able to tell them who is in the films, where they were shot and when they were filmed.  If you don't know what's on them, a historical society will not have time to track that information down for you.

Thanks for understanding the lack of posts.  This project is important to me.

For the Friday Link, we go back to Shayla with Living on a One Way.

Shayla and Seth are in New Zealand and they look like they're having a blast.  I encourage you to click on any of her videos and see how their trip is going, and don't be surprised if you suddenly get the notion to jump on a plane and head off.

The best thing Shayla can teach you about traveling is to be flexible.  If rain comes on in, change up your plans.  If the van breaks down, deal with it.  It's a little daunting, but she shows you how it's done.

A shout out to Seth too.  It's humbling trying something and realizing it's incredibly hard.  His surfing expedition was great to see because he stuck with it. He got far better results than I would've done.

Also, I love the feeling of being at a New Zealand Rugby match.  Great travel programs bring you to the place.  Nice job Shayla!



Have a great weekend everyone.