E-146 · Theme 2 · Club Identity & Culture
Club History Wall
Use Club History Wall to turn the club's stated values into everyday habits that members can recognise and uphold.
Developed further: this summary now draws on an initiative-specific internal editorial draft and attributed references. Human review has not started and will open only at the Full-Corpus Review Build.
What could this idea change?
It helps more people feel known, valued and able to take part in ways that work for them.
It may suit: Members at the relevant stage of their club experience, including people who may not yet feel fully connected.
A simple way to start
- Approve one curatorial question, the audience and period, selection and exclusion rules, evidence and authority standards, correction process and closing date. Who could lead it: Curator and club board sponsor
- Inventory possible records and objects without displaying them, recording provenance, rights, people, community relationships, cultural authority, uncertainty and restrictions. Who could lead it: Records lead and rights checker
- Research claims against primary records and varied accounts, seek contributor, subject and community input and preserve disagreement or uncertainty rather than choosing a convenient version. Who could lead it: Research team and community liaison
- Select against the approved brief, obtain every permission and cultural authority, draft captions and access descriptions and give affected contributors an accuracy check. Who could lead it: Curatorial panel and contributors
- Install and test the wall for physical, sensory, language and digital access, show sources and uncertainty, protect original material and publish correction and removal contacts. Who could lead it: Exhibition and accessibility leads
What should we look for?
- After 90 days, review Club History Wall. Look for members being able to describe the club's shared character and for agreed behaviours appearing consistently in meetings, service and decisions.
- Every displayed claim and item carrying provenance, evidence, rights, cultural-authority, access, correction and expiry decisions.
- The display including varied roles, periods and community perspectives, with known gaps and uncertainty made visible.
- Physical and digital access tests completed by people using different senses, movement, language and technology.
- Corrections, restrictions, withdrawals, returns and archival decisions completed across all controlled copies on time.
Before we say yes
- Does it fit a real local need?
- Can people take part safely and fairly?
- Are the facts, permissions and Rotary branding right?
- Who will lead it, and when will we review it?