Small Group Discussion Notes, CGLC Conference

The "Mapping Great Lakes Identity" Conference featured small group planning discussions by participants. One set of discussions occurred among individuals with mutual thematic interests: a group on vernacular architecture, one on regional labor history, etc. Two other sets of breakouts involved randomly-selected attendees, who brainstormed strategies and tasks for the Center. Notetakers attended these groups and recorded the discussions. We present them here with the intention that they may serve as a springboard for future discussions on the Center's listservs. Although we have reassembled and reorganized the notes so that persons not in attendance would still be able to reconstruct the essence of the discussion, the material presented here is, naturally, in rough form.

As the electronic discussion proceeds, we will update this archive to reflect new ideas and suggestions.

Collected Notes:

First Small Group Breakout
Theme: "What are we mapping and why?"

Second Small Group Breakout
Disciplinary "Gatherings" by Theme:
Expressive Culture Group
Public History / Public Programming
Labor History
Linguistics - Identity: Social & Geographic Boundaries
Vernacular Architecture / Heritage Landscape

Third Small Group Breakout
Theme: "Framing the Center Agenda: Projects, Themed Issues, Questions"