Historical society making documentary about Ward School 2 in Norwich
The Ward School No. 2 building before its closure in 1957 and as of today (Left photo acquired from the Chenango County Historical Society, right photo by Alan Stevens)
by Staff Writer Alan Stevens
NORWICH – The Chenango County Historical Society is partnering up to produce a documentary commemorating the 125-year anniversary of its current location, the Ward School No. 2 building.
Through a grant the society is collaborating with a local company to create the educational project.
As part of the project, the organization is looking for past students or staff who have attended the school before its closure in 1957. Filming for the documentary project begins next month.
The society hopes the documentary will be released by the end of the year.
CCHS encourages former students to send an email to info@ChenangoHistorical.org to sign up for an interview.
Joseph Fryc, operations manager for the museum, discussed how the idea of creating a documentary came to be.
“We started getting guests coming in who noted that they had gone to school here. We thought ‘boy, what a cool idea it would be to speak to these people about what it was like to go to school here, how things were different compared to contemporary schooling.' Things like that. Any memories they have of the building, where they would go to lunch if they used the cafeteria here, if there was a cafeteria,” he said.
The museum partnered with Steve Craig of Craig Creative Services to produce the documentary.
“We were looking for someone who would have the capability and the expertise to not only film the interviews, but conduct them in such a way that we could really dig into the history of the building and the folks who went to school here. We think it’s really cool that we’re residing in an old school building”, Fryc said.
“We are very grateful for the support allowing us to embark on this unique project, and we are really looking forward to working with Steve”, Executive Director Jessica Moquin said. “Sharing the history of Ward School No. 2 and student memories from within these walls is very exciting.”
Moquin also stated that the organization is, “keeping their options open” as to whether the documentary will be a single film or a series of videos.
The documentary is planned to be published on the Chenango County Historical Society’s YouTube channel.
Fryc noted that the YouTube channel was a semi-recent development. The channel was developed by a former intern, Marie Moren, who produced a series of videos called “Cooking Historically”, in which she prepared recipes from a cook book that can be purchased at the museum’s gift shop.
NORWICH – The Chenango County Historical Society is partnering up to produce a documentary commemorating the 125-year anniversary of its current location, the Ward School No. 2 building.
Through a grant the society is collaborating with a local company to create the educational project.
As part of the project, the organization is looking for past students or staff who have attended the school before its closure in 1957. Filming for the documentary project begins next month.
The society hopes the documentary will be released by the end of the year.
CCHS encourages former students to send an email to info@ChenangoHistorical.org to sign up for an interview.
Joseph Fryc, operations manager for the museum, discussed how the idea of creating a documentary came to be.
“We started getting guests coming in who noted that they had gone to school here. We thought ‘boy, what a cool idea it would be to speak to these people about what it was like to go to school here, how things were different compared to contemporary schooling.' Things like that. Any memories they have of the building, where they would go to lunch if they used the cafeteria here, if there was a cafeteria,” he said.
The museum partnered with Steve Craig of Craig Creative Services to produce the documentary.
“We were looking for someone who would have the capability and the expertise to not only film the interviews, but conduct them in such a way that we could really dig into the history of the building and the folks who went to school here. We think it’s really cool that we’re residing in an old school building”, Fryc said.
“We are very grateful for the support allowing us to embark on this unique project, and we are really looking forward to working with Steve”, Executive Director Jessica Moquin said. “Sharing the history of Ward School No. 2 and student memories from within these walls is very exciting.”
Moquin also stated that the organization is, “keeping their options open” as to whether the documentary will be a single film or a series of videos.
The documentary is planned to be published on the Chenango County Historical Society’s YouTube channel.
Fryc noted that the YouTube channel was a semi-recent development. The channel was developed by a former intern, Marie Moren, who produced a series of videos called “Cooking Historically”, in which she prepared recipes from a cook book that can be purchased at the museum’s gift shop.
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