ArchiveGrid and CAMIO

ArchiveGrid - The search for "Sitting Bull autograph card" only one match. The record included some history of Sitting Bull. Cornell University Library owns an autograph card with an envelope for the card. There is also a link to contact information for the library's Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections with their hours so that you know when you can go to this library and view this card.

I just searched for my maiden name, Meylor. There were two matches both from the University of Wisconsin, Wisconsin Historical Society, Register of Wisconsin. One just happened to be the name used on a box of pension records, Meylor-Mielke. The other was interesting though. Seems that an ancestor (cousin) back in 1900 was found guilty of doing business under another name. My first search brought up these two records. When I selected each each one there was another option to search within the finding aid. The contact info on this page was a broken link.

Flanigan, William
doing business under a different name.
1900
Joseph Meylor and William Flanigan, partners, doing business under the name of Maylor and Flanigan. They were found guilty.

CAMIO - There are photos of various tea services, sugar baskets, spoons, etc.

There 63 matches for the word Sioux. This is everything using the word Sioux in the record somewhere. It is possible to narrow your search by using the "Refine your search" on the left but it didn't seem that all of the matches were included in groups, at least in the format group. By clicking on the title you can view a larger picture of the item and see a full description. You can also view a high-resolution full image of object by clicking on that phrase above the image. The museum that holds the item is also listed.

If you can't go to the museum, you can view the collection or part of it on-line. Not the same but sometimes the best you can do. This would be great to use in the a classroom. An art student can be inspired or a history student can see an object or painting that was part of history. If you are going to a museum that is listed in the browse screen, you could check here to see what you might see on display.

The other features were easy to use. It would take some time to gather favorites. You're not going to find everything by an artist for some there is only one or none. Gathering photos of artifacts would also take a little digging. The records are only as good as the metadata added. It's still a useful database to have access to though.