Menominee Clans Story Web Site

The University Library and the Museum of Natural History are pleased to announce the publication of the new Menominee Clans Story Web site. The Menominee Clans Story displays wood figures carved by the Menominee traditional artist, James F. Frechette, Jr. Two years in the making, the new site contains over 140 Web pages, and over 500 media files. The site features three-dimensional views and static view images of each carving, with the Menominee Origin Story read in English by the artist, and in Menominee by Mike Hoffmann, a Menominee linguist. All of the graphics used on the Web were custom designed and drawn by Mr. Frechette, and are integrated into the story and site navigation.

The collection is not complete, and many of the images have yet to be photographed for the site. A permanent exhibit of the carvings is being constructed by Ed Marks, Museum Curator, in the lobby of the University Library. The exhibit will be completed in mid-2002, and until that time the figures will not be on public display.   An informational kiosk featuring the Web site, developed with funding from the University Foundation, will be constructed adjacent to the exhibit area. We invite you to explore the new Web site at http://library.uwsp.edu/MenomineeClans/.