04/11/2020 -

How to Preserve our Story: Our Webinar on Archives

In the original plan for PGC 2020, there was to be a session on Archives. Then along came COVID-19 and hard decisions needed to be made. The PGC was postponed to 2021 and it became clear that many participants would be unable to travel... We needed to learn to use ZOOM. So, to begin we arranged a webinar for a small group of English-speakers from Units with similar Archival situations - long histories, mountains of documentation, photos, etc. 

There were 20 Marist Sisters, including our presenter, Lorraine Campbell of Aotearoa-New Zealand, also from A-NZ was Jane O'Carroll. From Australia there were Cath Lacey, Gail Reneker, Julie Brand, Kate McPhee and Ruth Davis; from England - Anne Ord, Beate Heutger and Helena Coskeran; from Ireland - Mary Richardson, Miriam McManus, Vera Magee and Veronica Kelly; and the General Team in three different countries -  Anne McCabe, Grace Ellul, Maryanne Harford, Noelene Simmons, Sylvette Mané and Vivienne Goldstein.

Lorraine had prepared very thoroughly and presented her material clearly, inviting questions throughout. Everyone seemed to engage well and the Evaluation Responses were very positive with comments, such as:

•  I straight away felt the connection with the sisters, wonderful! It was a “business meeting” and still felt relaxed.
•  The webinar was very helpful.  A very good medium to impart information, ask questions, and discuss points
• Lorraine’s presentation reflected her experience, her interest in archives in general and her interest in and commitment to the Congregation’s story. 
• An enjoyable and informative experience 
• Lorraine’s excellent material, helpful PowerPoint and clarity of presentation made this an enjoyable learning experience 
• Most informative with practical examples. Receiving the notes in advance and the powerpoint afterwards was invaluable 
• A very good learning process which was positive and informative and would encourage me to use the process again.

Many thanks, Lorraine - you were a great presenter!

Congratulations, everyone, on engaging in a new adventure for us - we look forward to more!

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