Jasper County Historian Beulah Arnott can spin a yarn about her own memories of Rensselaer in days gone by, but she also has dedicated her life to carefully researching and collecting other people's memories and stories.
Thanks to the Rensselaer Republican's website, http://www.rensselaerrepublican.com/local_video/, Arnott is sharing her vast knowledge of this area with the general public in a series of Living History videos.
The videos, produced by the Republican's staff, are about 13 minutes long and can be streamed live from a computer over the Internet. Clayton Doty, one of the producers of this noteworthy project, said they are planning to continue the series with a new video each week for perhaps a year or more.
The Republican has also made DVD copies of the videos available for the public to view at the Rensselaer Library. They are not available for check out at this time.
We applaud this amazing local history initiative and look forward to seeing all of the videos as they are made.
Arnott, and the Jasper County Historical Society, has also been working with Campbell's Printing in Rensselaer for the past few years to create a local history publication, Vintage Views, which is available for browsing at the Rensselaer Library as well.
Thanks to the Rensselaer Republican's website, http://www.rensselaerrepublican.com/local_video/, Arnott is sharing her vast knowledge of this area with the general public in a series of Living History videos.
The videos, produced by the Republican's staff, are about 13 minutes long and can be streamed live from a computer over the Internet. Clayton Doty, one of the producers of this noteworthy project, said they are planning to continue the series with a new video each week for perhaps a year or more.
The Republican has also made DVD copies of the videos available for the public to view at the Rensselaer Library. They are not available for check out at this time.
We applaud this amazing local history initiative and look forward to seeing all of the videos as they are made.
Arnott, and the Jasper County Historical Society, has also been working with Campbell's Printing in Rensselaer for the past few years to create a local history publication, Vintage Views, which is available for browsing at the Rensselaer Library as well.
