NORWAY — Angela Todd recently noticed the names of the Klain family, a Jewish family that lived in Norway, Maine, on the memorial stone in front of the Guy E. Rowe School. She began looking into the archives to see what she could find. To hear what she has learned since, attend a story-based archive talk at Norway Memorial Library on Thursday, October 12, 6:30-8 p.m.
At this program, attendees will learn how world history is family history. The Klain family history gives a greater understanding of local history, World War I (1914 – 1918), and includes four different continents and some history of religion.
Todd will also talk about the importance of archives in the historical record. Learn what families should keep and record for future generations. Find out which stories are important and consider the ones left out.
Angela Todd is always looking for where the people and their stories are in the historical record. She works to save stories usually relegated to the sidelines of history: those of women, historically excluded people, and children with medical concerns, disabilities, or special needs. She spent 18 years as an archivist and senior research scholar in a science archive at a top research university curating 30,000 portraits, from daguerreotype to digital, and ferreting out overlooked science workers to add to the biographical files.
Todd has degrees in women’s studies, English, and cultural studies. She and her family were a mission family for the March of Dimes for several years and recently returned to her home state of Maine.
Norway Memorial Library is located at 258 Main Street in Norway. This program is free to attend. Doors open at 6 p.m. For more information, call 207-743-5309 or visit www.norwaymemoriallibrary.org.
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