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A Tale of Two Explorers
The more items preserved from a historical period or event, the better our understanding of
A Cat’s Mark on History from The Hill
What do you do when tragedy befalls a one-of-a-kind document? Accidents are bound to happen,
3 Ways to Make Your Historical Archive Impactful Today
In leisure time alone, the average human processes at least 34 gigabytes of information daily.
Inheriting a Collection: An Interview with Cape Girardeau County Archive Center Director, Marybeth Niederkorn
It’s one thing to take care of a collection that you’ve built or cared for
2020: The Time Capsule
For many different reasons, 2020 was a year to remember. The world handled a global
Having Trouble Digitizing Your Collection? Meet Your Solution!
What does your historical collection look like? Perhaps you have a box of bound manuscripts
Hunting for History – And the Perfect Digital Archive
For years, the city of Salem, Massachusetts has been collecting, preserving, and slowly digitizing historical
Happy Thanksgiving 2020
This year marks the 400th anniversary of the Pilgrims’ voyage to the new world. The
Digitizing the Oldest Black Newspaper in America—One Photograph at a Time
When John H. Murphy founded The Afro-American newspaper in 1892, his goal was to combine
“More to Be Told”: Finding the Right Fit for Your Private Collection
It’s finally time! You’ve decided to preserve that collection of historical family artifacts you have
Quotables: Protecting Paper History: 4 Rules for Safeguarding and Preserving Historical Paper Documents (TechPatio)
Principal Farica Chang, in TechPatio, shares some tips for keeping family collections safely stored, accessed,
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