Update 6

I am reading "Lake Effect" for the first time this week and really enjoying it. One aspect of Nichols' book that we discussed last Friday is the way in which she blends memoir and science together so well. I think this would be difficult to do but the book flows beautifully. My focus this week has been assembling the noteable quotes Sebastian mentioned and continuing to type the handwritten notes. I'm also really looking forward to interviewing Nichols this week and learning more about her.

Update 5

• We discussed the first two chapters of the book.
• We also came up with the idea of making a document of notable quotes.
• We came up with questions to ask durring the coming interview with Nichols.
• We  are keeping note of books that can be useful for the college to have in their collection.
• We also discussed doing a picture time-line, and to compare the beautiful Waukegan image as depicted by Ray Bradbury to the real images that make up what Waukegan truly looked like.

Update 4

• All of the pictures have been labeled.
• An interview with Nichols has been set up so we can create a biography stub about her.
• More to come!

Update 3

• All of the pictures have been scanned into the computer. 
• Most of the material has been read through and are under a loose form of organization. 
• We discussed doing a student symposium presentation for the 2011-2012 Symposium on the archiving process.  We are not certain of whether or not this is going to happen because the event is so far in the future, but the idea is on our radar.
• I have been looking a great deal at GIS (Geographic Information System) information and am trying to set up a GIS map of Superfund sites along Lake Michigan. I have encountered some setbacks, but will continue to work on this map.

Update 2

• Yesterday all of the hand written notes and interviews were copied and backed up.

• We are preparing to start working from Ravine Lodge.