Welcome to My Museum
As you browse through the pages of this virtual museum you may think this is just a bunch of accomplishments for braggadocio purposes.
Perhaps.
Consider that how we spent our days – is how we spend our lives. My days have always been about making things or working on projects. Everything else is mostly filler.
I invite you to look beyond these physical objects to share in my passionate pursuit of creation. It is in the work itself that you will find me – inextricably woven with a touch of madness and a dash of grandiosity.
Within these pages are triumphs, fumbles, disappointments, breakthrough’s, failures, and an abundance of partially baked marvels. As if being spoon fed by God, amazingly each of these revealed just what I needed to springboard me to my next endeavor.
What is the deal with this museum?
With the COVID-19 stay at home order it seemed like a good time to deal with the heap of memorabilia that I have been stashing away for many years. Some things surfaced as worthy of saving but most could be photographed or scanned and then tossed. It seemed silly to accumulate a new heap of digital memorabilia so the museum concept was born.
This is a work in progress with an initial focus on things that I created, the enterprises that I started, the people I encountered, and the stuff that I collected along the way. For now it looks more like a resume than a museum. The shear volume of material necessitated this approach for now. Over time I will likely create a few themed exhibits and move tangential materials to an archive.
The scope expands the more I ask family questions to fill in missing information. Mom and dad have been enthusiastically providing a stream of history that is now taking up residence here. If you are interested in curating family content, please let me know.
Visitors Guide
Navigating
Use the menu across the top to explore these major categories.
- Creations – Exhibit of things, software, productions and enterprises that I created
- People – Exhibit of family, friends, associates and animals
- Pursuits – Exhibit of hobbies, various activities and theater
- Organizations – Exhibit of enterprises, employers, schools and churches
- Stories – Commentary, memories, history and amusing
- Collections – Artifacts, world of analog, nostalgia, photos, documents
How to Use Slide Shows
Each photo is automatically displayed for five seconds. Pause by clicking || in the center of the photo. Resume by clicking > . Advance to the next photo by clicking > on the right side of the photo. Go to the previous photo by clicking < on the left side of the photo. Jump to any photo by clicking on the yellow dots across the bottom. Galleries with many photos have the ability to be filtered by photo tags. Use the drop down box to select the criteria for displaying photos. A photo must have ALL selected tags to be displayed.
How to Use Photo Galleries
Photos are displayed in groups of 12. Display the next group of photos by clicking > . Display the previous group of photos by clicking < . Click on any photo to enlarge it and start an automatic slide show. Each photo will be displayed for 5 seconds. Pause the slide show by clicking || , resume by clicking > . Jump to any photo by clicking on the filmstrip along the bottom. Click X in the upper right corner to stop the slide show and return to grouped photos.
Private Annex
The following ‘mini museum’s’ contain related collections and may require an additional password to view.
Physical Museum
There are several display cases of artifacts to see in person.
Collaborations
German Röntgen Museum
Video of the Dynamic Spatial Reconstructor (DSR) is to be included in a new museum exhibit which will credit the Erdman family.
The German Röntgen Museum is the worldwide facility which documents the work of first ever Nobel prize winner Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen and conveys the many applications for X-rays.
Schwelmer Str. 41, 42897 Remscheid, Germany
Mayo Clinic Archives
Artifacts from the Dynamic Spatial Reconstructor (DSR) are to be archived by Mayo Cliinc. A 1950 EEG and certain artifacts related to Dr. Wood are under consideration.
The W. Bruce Fye Center for the History of Medicine serves as the official repository for historical materials related to Mayo Clinic.
Plummer Building, 15th floor, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
Minnesota Broadcasters Hall of Fame
Don Erdman’s KOLM recordings have been accepted by these archives of radio history.
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