How we choose to store and organize our family records
May 12 at 1:30 pm
Village Hall, Flat Rock

Rachel Quinn - How we choose to store and organize our family records and personal items is an important part of preserving them for generations to come. There are many ways to preserve family history, and often the different processes can feel overwhelming.

My 30 minute presentation will act as a beginner’s guide to help attendees get started. I will cover a range of topics related to preservation, such as why archival grade storage materials are important, common archival storage vocabulary, and different learning resources community members can access. I will discuss how to create an organizational structure to help make family records accessible.

I also will go over the pros and cons of digitization, and how it can be used to enhance preservation efforts. When covering digitization, I will share information about the College’s archive and the digital preservation services we offer to our students and community members.

A PowerPoint presentation with images, examples, and resource links will be used as a supplement to my talking points.