If you missed our January events, the video links are now available. Several writers in this issue of Sinister Wisdon 127 shared their thoughts and writing. Mev Miller, Instigator/Lesbrarian of Wanderground reads from her article, Cherishing/Guarding Lesbiana: A Movement of Words on the Page. To learn More about this issue & Sinister Wisdom, visit: sinisterwisdom.org/sw127 The HistoryContinue reading “Zoom Links Available”
Author Archives: mevmiller
Some Updates
We are Now a Non-Profit In late August 2022, we received our official determination letter from the IRS. Wanderground is a charitable organization and can receive tax deductible donations, bequests, and other gifts. What are the next steps? The Amazon Steward Council (Board of Directors) for Wanderground has several big priorities we are pursuing: YouContinue reading “Some Updates”
Exciting News
Mev Miller Receives Grant from Ella Lyman Cabot Trust Fund Mev Miller, Instigator/Lesbrarian of Wanderground Lesbian Archive/Library has received grant funding from the Ella Lyman Cabot Trust Fund. Over the next two years, with these grant funds, Mev will: catalog and preserve her extensive collection (3,500+ items) of Lesbian publications, artifacts, and herstorical objects, create storytellingContinue reading “Exciting News”
Wanderground First Public Exhibit
Wanderground Lesbian Archive Exhibits at Providence Public Library PRESS RELEASEMay 18, 2021 Cranston, RI: Wanderground Lesbian Archive/Library invites community members to view a showcase sampling of materials in our collection. The display will be at the Providence Public library from June 1 – August 31 in the Providence Journal Rhode Island Room (150 Empire St.,Continue reading “Wanderground First Public Exhibit”
Wanderground – What’s Next
Wanderground – What’s Next Research Installment # Blog Post – March 31, 2022 This is the final installment summarizing the Wanderground research project funded by the Rhode Island Council for the Humanities. A warm thank you to the Council for their support – for both the funding and the staff involvement. And thanks to allContinue reading “Wanderground – What’s Next”
Bigger Visions for Space & Collections
Wanderground – Bigger Visions for Space & Collections Summarizing Interests… Research Installment #8 Blog Post – March 25, 2022 One of the key questions I had for this research project over the past year was this: Is there evidence that Lesbians in Rhode Island would be interested in visiting and using a Rhode Island basedContinue reading “Bigger Visions for Space & Collections”
Collaborations & Information sharing
Collaborations & Information SharingWorking together with other LGBTQ collections – in RI and beyond… Research Installment #7 Blog Post – March 18, 2022 Wanderground (as a physical space) has been brewing in my imagination for nearly 10 years – and even longer if I include many iterations over decades. I have finally found time andContinue reading “Collaborations & Information sharing”
Do I Count?
Do I Count? How to Collect Your Life in MemorabiliaWhat can we learn from other Lesbian archives around the country and how to save our own “stuff.” Research Installment #6 Blog Post – March 11, 2022 One might say I’m a pack rat…others might call me too nostalgic. I come by this honestly, IContinue reading “Do I Count?”
Who Needs Archives
Who Needs Archives (and why the name “Wanderground”)?Are Lesbians in Rhode Island enthusiastic about an archive in RI? Research Installment #5 Blog Post – March 4, 2022 Let’s just start here…overall, those who responded to the Wanderground Research (by survey or interview) were generally quite enthusiastic about having access to a Lesbian archive basedContinue reading “Who Needs Archives”
Sisters Are Doing It for Themselves
Research Summary – Installment #4 Blog Post – February 25, 2022 Sisters Are Doing It for ThemselvesWhat did we create here in Rhode Island? Introducing RI authors, musicians, and some others…. As early as the 1960s, Lesbians began to more openly express their feelings and life experiences in poetry, stories, and essays. The WomenContinue reading “Sisters Are Doing It for Themselves”
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