The Historical Living Project
Historic Homes and Oral Traditions of Laramie
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Project producer Chamois Anderson discusses the Historical Living Project during a public presentation July 27 at the Alice Hardie Stevens Center, Laramie Plains Museum at the Historic Ivinson Mansion. The HLP is a video based journalism project on the historic homes and oral traditions in Laramie, WY.“There is properly no history only biography,” Ralph Waldo Emerson (Essays, 1841). This sentiment is especially true for Wyoming’s historic architecture. Without the voices and stories behind the historic homes and buildings, they are merely beautifully constructed facades.
The Historical Living Project is a video-based journalism project that provides residents and visitors with a historical narrative of the people and historic homes of Laramie, from its beginnings as a railroad town, to a thriving community that values its sustainable architecture and historic heritage.
This project includes many of the houses in the National Historic District, the University Neighborhood of Laramie. Video vignettes include the style and oral history of each home and are featured in this walking tour guide, accessible via mobile tags using a smartphone while on the tour.
The videos, audio files and feature stories are also available to view or download via the program's website. Download this pdf brochure for the walking tour. Copies are also available at the Visitor Bureau at 210 Custer in Laramie.
The Historical Living Project is a collaborative effort between the Ruckelshaus Institute, Albany County Tourism Board, UW’s American Heritage Center, Albany County Historic Preservation Board, and the Laramie Plains Museum at the Historic Ivinson Mansion.
Highlights of the Historical Living Project |
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This video is a brief summary of the The Historical Living Project, a video-based journalism initiative that provides residents and visitors with a historical narrative of the people and historic homes of Laramie, from its beginnings as a railroad town, to a thriving community that values its sustainable architecture and historic heritage. This project includes many of the houses in the National Historic District, the University Neighborhood of Laramie. |
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