FWCD Archives Highlight Traditions in Display

Traditions hold a special place in the hearts of the FWCD community. No matter what the event is, there is a tradition everyone cherishes. When thinking about the next archives display outside Head of School Eric Lombardi’s office, Debby Jennings and Barb Kent, who oversee the archives, brainstormed a long list of events that happen every year. Jennings shared it seemed like the theme of traditions tied a lot of separate events together, so that’s what they decided to focus on. It was also a way to represent all three divisions in one display.

The current display features Founders’ Day, rice babies, Grandparents’ and Grandfriends’ Day, Earth Day and the Back-to-School picnic. In order to get to the point of adding things to a display, Jennings and Kent spend several weeks in the archives going through boxes and folders to find photos, mailings, invitations and more to include in each display. 

“It takes a few weeks to pull all the photos and articles for a display and my volunteer partner, Barb Kent, is really good at display so she does that part,” said Jennings. “I find the material in the archives that we want to feature and she puts the display together. We both do our part so it looks good.” 

With the many traditions at FWCD, the current display is one of many traditions displays that would be featured as they are changed out about three times a year. 

The Archives displays are something Jennings and Kent have been doing for at least five years and continue to organize and keep track of all of the items kept in the archives making it easy for someone to look for a part of FWCD history all in one place. The Archives have come a long way with Jennings and Kent overseeing it for the last 10 years and it continues to grow. Take a walk down memory lane and remember the traditions by looking at the display before it’s too late.