Showing posts with label Archiving. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Archiving. Show all posts
March 25, 2015

Your Family Memories May Be at Risk: Which Solution is Right for You?

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A few months ago, my family was digging through the family video tapes. My cousin was getting married and we thought it would be fun to f...
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August 1, 2013

Know a Veteran? Record their Story!

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LOC The American Folklife Center, part of the Library of Congress, has been conducting an important ongoing project: The Veteran's H...
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October 9, 2012

Helping History Survive: Resources for Teens Who Love History

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Reenactments and living history museums tend to be full of families that love history. Mom and Dad show their kids how cool history is and a...
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August 14, 2012

Museums Probably Don’t Want Your Stuff

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Museums probably don’t want your stuff. It’s hard to imagine but it’s the cold, hard truth. You may have family heirlooms that no one in yo...
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July 24, 2012

"But What is it Worth?" (and Why You Shouldn't Answer It) The Price of Antiques

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As a person in the history field, I hear this question a lot. Sometimes I explain to a tour group that we can't touch anything in the ...
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February 12, 2011

Valentine's Day Cards

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Giving valentines has been popular since the 1700s. They started out as slips of paper with messages on them but soon they began to be com...
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May 7, 2010

How to Date Old Books: How to Read Roman Numerals

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 I love old books. There's a smell to old books and the worn in, well read feel that you just can't get from a modern bo...
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February 25, 2010

Stealing History: How to Preserve Old Documents

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This post is a little late but I wanted to mention it. The Wisconsin Historical Society is trying to retrieve artifacts...
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