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By CHRISTIE MASTRIC Journal Staff Writer MARQUETTE — A Northern Michigan University history professor is working on an oral history research project to

MARQUETTE — Northern Michigan University’s Communications Department hosted a series of events last week to emphasize the importance of respectful communica

Jan 29, 2021 MARQUETTE — Northern Michigan University has received a $100,000 grant to launch UPLINK, a collaborative, regional digital network that will enable Upper Peninsula heritage organizations to preserve historical manuscript collections and offer online public access. The two-year project is being supported by a National Archives’ National Historical Publications and Records Commission implementation grant. NMU will be the home base for the project archivist. It will also serve as the principal service hub among three in the region capable of converting photographs, text and an...

Grant will help Michigan groups preserve UP history in a digital way Universities, heritage groups to document heritage on digital network Associated Press Tags:  MARQUETTE, Mich. – History in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula is going digital. A $100,000 federal grant will help create UPLINK, a digital network that will allow U.P. heritage groups to preserve collections and offer public access, The Mining Journal reported. “The U.P. has struggled to identify, collect and preserve its documentary heritage,” said Marcus Robyns, archivist at Northern Michigan University. “Most museums, arc...

Northern Michigan University MARQUETTE — Northern Michigan University has received a $100,000 grant to launch UPLINK, a collaborative, regional digital network that will enable U.P. heritage organizations to preserve historical manuscript collections and offer online public access. The two-year project is being supported by a National Archives’ National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC) implementation grant. NMU will be the home base for the project archivist. It will also serve as the principal service hub among three in the region capable of converting photographs, ...