The Permanent Team, Author at Permanent.org https://www.permanent.org/blog/author/permadmin/ Nonprofit. Secure. Digital Archives. Wed, 11 Sep 2024 17:52:22 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://www.permanent.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/cropped-Permanent-Icon-512-32x32.png The Permanent Team, Author at Permanent.org https://www.permanent.org/blog/author/permadmin/ 32 32 Connecting the Branches of the Family Tree https://www.permanent.org/blog/connecting-the-family-tree/ https://www.permanent.org/blog/connecting-the-family-tree/#respond Mon, 05 Aug 2024 14:09:24 +0000 https://www.permanent.org/?p=7307 For this month’s spotlight, we’re excited to feature the Engh/Jensen/Johnson/Nelsen Archive, created by family historian Cliff Johnson. Cliff’s vision was to capture the rich stories of the four branches of his family tree, from the mid-1800s to the present day. By bringing these stories together in one archive, Cliff has created a beautiful tapestry of family history. The photos included in this blog post offer a glimpse into the treasures he has preserved. Cliff’s work is a great example of how you can display, honor, and share your family history using our platform. Like many family historians, Cliff found himself with a large collection of photos inherited from his grandparents. It can be overwhelming to ...

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]]> https://www.permanent.org/blog/connecting-the-family-tree/feed/ 0 The King Kamehameha V Judiciary History Center Archive https://www.permanent.org/blog/the-king-kamehameha-v-judiciary-history-center-archive/ https://www.permanent.org/blog/the-king-kamehameha-v-judiciary-history-center-archive/#respond Mon, 01 Jul 2024 19:32:56 +0000 https://dev.permanent.org/blog/the-king-kamehameha-v-judiciary-history-center-archive/ This month, we are delighted to announce the public unveiling of the King Kamehameha V Judiciary History Center Archive. As one of our Byte4Byte partners, the Center has worked tirelessly to make their collections accessible through a digital archive on Permanent. Keep reading to learn about the creation and value of this archive, which holds significant educational and historical benefit for current and future generations. Throughout this blog, you will find items from the Center’s collection that capture its rich history.  We spoke with Brieanah Gouveia, the Curator of Collections & Programs, who shared with us some information about the Center and their collections on Permanent. She explains that the collection houses records “from the ...

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]]> https://www.permanent.org/blog/the-king-kamehameha-v-judiciary-history-center-archive/feed/ 0 The Ron Vincent Archive https://www.permanent.org/blog/the-ron-vincent-archive/ https://www.permanent.org/blog/the-ron-vincent-archive/#respond Mon, 17 Jun 2024 18:31:17 +0000 https://dev.permanent.org/blog/the-ron-vincent-archive/ In our last blog post, you saw how publishing your materials in our Permanent Public Gallery helps your loved ones remember you for who you are. Public archives allow you to author your story, in your own words, in a way that reflects the legacy you wish to leave behind. Beyond that, you can also honor the memories of your loved ones by curating a public archive that captures their life’s joys and triumphs.  “The living owe it to those who no longer can speak to tell their story for them.” ~Czesław Miłosz Permanent member Ron Vincent has used his public archive to carry forth the memory of his late wife, Susie. Ron explains that ...

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]]> https://www.permanent.org/blog/the-ron-vincent-archive/feed/ 0 Share Your Unique Story in the Permanent Public Gallery https://www.permanent.org/blog/share-your-unique-story-in-the-permanent-public-gallery/ https://www.permanent.org/blog/share-your-unique-story-in-the-permanent-public-gallery/#respond Tue, 14 May 2024 14:26:00 +0000 https://dev.permanent.org/?p=6826 Publishing materials helps ensure that you are remembered for who you are. During March of 2024 we ran the first cohort of our Legacy Lab program. The program was designed to help our members get started by giving them step-by-step instructions on how to tell a single story using our platform, resulting in several new public archives in the Permanent Public Gallery. The Permanent Public Gallery is how we celebrate the power of personal stories and the impact they can have on future generations. The Permanent Gallery is our mission realized, as the rich collection of public archives creates numerous opportunities for people to educate themselves and learn about our broad historical past. When you ...

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]]> https://www.permanent.org/blog/share-your-unique-story-in-the-permanent-public-gallery/feed/ 0 Public Archive Spotlight: The I Defend Rights – Memria x Norwegian Human Rights Fund Archive https://www.permanent.org/blog/i-defend-rights-archive-spotlight/ https://www.permanent.org/blog/i-defend-rights-archive-spotlight/#respond Wed, 10 Apr 2024 14:35:06 +0000 https://www.permanent.org/?p=6135 All people have a legacy that deserves to be preserved. In other words, we believe it is an essential human right to be able to preserve your legacy. A single story from someone who cares can inspire others to leave the world a better place. One such example of this is the “The I Defend Rights – Memria x Norwegian Human Rights Fund Archive” in our public gallery. Leveraging oral histories recorded on Memria.org, the Norwegian Human Rights Fund’s archive on Permanent acts as a place to store the stories and testimonies of those involved in making the world a better place through their defense of human rights.  According to their website, the fund “works ...

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]]> https://www.permanent.org/blog/i-defend-rights-archive-spotlight/feed/ 0 Public Archive Spotlight: The Art+Feminism Archive https://www.permanent.org/blog/public-archive-spotlight-the-artfeminism-archive/ https://www.permanent.org/blog/public-archive-spotlight-the-artfeminism-archive/#respond Wed, 06 Mar 2024 14:11:02 +0000 https://permanent.org/?p=6077 When it comes to whose and which stories have been captured by the historical narrative, women have been disproportionately left out. A 2018 survey from Wikipedia across 12 different language versions found that 90% of the respondents reported their gender as male with just 8.8% identifying as female and 1% as other. In addition, a 2021 study found that although biographies of women only make up 17% of those on Wikipedia, 41% of the biographies nominated for deletion were about women. This gender bias affects the creation and content of the pages on Wikipedia, with some non-male participants feeling like there is a barrier to participating due to factors such as gatekeeping, harassment, and frequent ...

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]]> https://www.permanent.org/blog/public-archive-spotlight-the-artfeminism-archive/feed/ 0 Public Archive Spotlight: The Cohen-Snyder Family Archive https://www.permanent.org/blog/public-archive-spotlight-the-cohen-snyder-family-archive/ https://www.permanent.org/blog/public-archive-spotlight-the-cohen-snyder-family-archive/#respond Thu, 08 Feb 2024 15:12:56 +0000 https://permanent.org/?p=5990 In 1888, at the age of eighteen, Micheal Cohen came to America. He established himself in New York City and soon sent for his wife, Freida, to bring her from Minsk to Manhattan. Together they would have eight children. Micheal was Jewish and spoke Yiddish as his first language. He was conscripted into the Russian Army, but felt he had “little desire to serve a country that segregated and discriminated against his faith.” Deciding then to leave Russia for America, he sought work in the fashion industry, eventually finding success alongside several of his sons. One of Micheal and Freida’s daughters, Rose, would marry shoe merchant Morris Snyder —also a child of Jewish immigrants from ...

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]]> https://www.permanent.org/blog/public-archive-spotlight-the-cohen-snyder-family-archive/feed/ 0 Public Archive Spotlight: The Unknown Faces Archive https://www.permanent.org/blog/public-archive-spotlight-the-unknown-faces-archive/ https://www.permanent.org/blog/public-archive-spotlight-the-unknown-faces-archive/#respond Wed, 17 Jan 2024 15:17:24 +0000 https://permanent.org/?p=5922 Not everyone has equal access to preserving their legacy In our recent podcast episode with our Executive Director, Robert Friedman, we discussed how it has historically been challenging for people to ensure their legacy lives on. At Permanent, we believe that all people leave a legacy that deserves to be preserved, yet it is plain to see that this doesn’t always happen. When selecting this month’s spotlight archive, we came across the Unknown Faces Archive which operates out of the Cheney Historical Museum and is composed of images of “unknown people, families, and groups.” By making a public archive, they hope that visitors will be able to reconnect the people in the photos with their ...

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]]> https://www.permanent.org/blog/public-archive-spotlight-the-unknown-faces-archive/feed/ 0 Public Archive Spotlight: The Chas. E Martin Archive  https://www.permanent.org/blog/public-archive-spotlight-the-chas-e-martin-archive/ https://www.permanent.org/blog/public-archive-spotlight-the-chas-e-martin-archive/#respond Wed, 13 Dec 2023 18:48:59 +0000 https://permanent.org/?p=5875 In a world that moves at breakneck speed, it’s easy to lose touch with our roots, the stories that bind us, and the people who shaped our lineage. The holiday season is the perfect time to gather your friends and family together to celebrate the traditions from the past that you’ve carried into the future. Public archives on Permanent make it easy to stay tethered to your family’s rich history, both past and present. This season, we’d like to shine a spotlight on the Chas. E. Martin Archive which acts as a hub for Chas.’s family to access photos of cherished faces and moments from the past. An Enduring Family Story “Family is everything. People ...

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]]> https://www.permanent.org/blog/public-archive-spotlight-the-chas-e-martin-archive/feed/ 0 Bring your loved ones together. Give the gift of Permanent. https://www.permanent.org/blog/bring-your-loved-ones-together-give-the-gift-of-permanent/ https://www.permanent.org/blog/bring-your-loved-ones-together-give-the-gift-of-permanent/#respond Tue, 28 Nov 2023 21:03:47 +0000 https://permanent.org/?p=5829 The holidays are a time of cherished traditions, binding generations together in a tapestry of shared experiences that wrap us in the warmth of joyous celebrations. From cookie decorating contests to candle-lit dinner parties with your closest friends, each tradition knits loved ones closer to each other. Capturing the spirit of these traditions so they do not fade with time can be a challenge. Permanent.org makes it easy when you give a gift of Permanent storage. Holiday traditions bring people together to create special occasions. In the hustle and bustle of the holidays, traditions are the anchors that ground us, offering familiarity and comfort. During this time of year, loved ones gather together and create ...

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]]> https://www.permanent.org/blog/bring-your-loved-ones-together-give-the-gift-of-permanent/feed/ 0 Public Archive Spotlight: The Ralph Lonon Sanford World War I Postcard Archive https://www.permanent.org/blog/public-archive-spotlight-the-ralph-lonon-sanford-world-war-i-postcard-archive/ https://www.permanent.org/blog/public-archive-spotlight-the-ralph-lonon-sanford-world-war-i-postcard-archive/#respond Wed, 08 Nov 2023 18:02:16 +0000 https://permanent.org/?p=5723 This Veterans Day, we’d like to spotlight a special archive that captures the experiences of a WWI medic through postcards. Created by Greg Martin in honor of his wife’s grandfather, The Ralph Lonon Sanford World War I Postcard Archive features historic images from the war and messages that he wrote home, all of which can be used to give people a sense of what that period of was like.

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]]> https://www.permanent.org/blog/public-archive-spotlight-the-ralph-lonon-sanford-world-war-i-postcard-archive/feed/ 0 5 Ways to Involve Others in Your Family History Research https://www.permanent.org/blog/5-ways-to-involve-others-in-your-family-history-research/ https://www.permanent.org/blog/5-ways-to-involve-others-in-your-family-history-research/#comments Mon, 30 Oct 2023 20:31:31 +0000 https://www.permanent.org/?p=5689 When researching your family’s history, it is important to think about your legacy and how you envision your work continuing after you’re gone. At Permanent, we’ve developed legacy planning features to give you peace of mind that your archives and research won’t get lost to time, and that your wishes will be honored and carried out by a person of your choosing. However, many people have told us that although they have a great passion for their family history research, they have trouble identifying someone that they can trust to pass on their research to.  This holiday season, use some of our tips with your friends and family to recruit the next generation of family ...

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]]> https://www.permanent.org/blog/5-ways-to-involve-others-in-your-family-history-research/feed/ 1 Thoughts on Digital Preservation and Improving the Software Development Process with Nix https://www.permanent.org/blog/thoughts-on-nix/ https://www.permanent.org/blog/thoughts-on-nix/#respond Mon, 17 Apr 2023 22:55:17 +0000 https://permanent.org/?p=5189 I recently had the privilege of attending the Southern California Linux Expo, where I attended a variety of talks covering PostgreSQL, Kubernetes, the intersection between open source and public policy, protecting yourself from surveillance on the Internet, and more.

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]]> https://www.permanent.org/blog/thoughts-on-nix/feed/ 0 The Photo Managers Conference 2022 https://www.permanent.org/blog/photo-manager-conference-2022/ https://www.permanent.org/blog/photo-manager-conference-2022/#respond Thu, 10 Mar 2022 21:37:15 +0000 https://www.permanent.org/?p=4430 Amberly Russell, Preservation Services Manager The Photo Managers Conference Speaker, Denver, 2022 I have the privilege of speaking at The Photo Managers Conference, which is happening in Denver, CO from March 24th-26th! I put together a class that will help professional photo organizers (and really anyone) get motivated to create high quality, digital archives for their clients and families. Once you take the class I am sure you will be eager to get started digitizing your photos with a professional or helping someone else, such as a client, do this. Simply start by creating a Permanent.org account and then check out the resources below where you will find marketing tips, family tree organizers, and more! ...

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]]> https://www.permanent.org/blog/photo-manager-conference-2022/feed/ 0 FamilyHistory with Permanent.org Part 4 of 4: Caring for the Physical Documents https://www.permanent.org/blog/familyhistory-with-permanent-org-part-4-of-4-caring-for-the-physical-documents/ https://www.permanent.org/blog/familyhistory-with-permanent-org-part-4-of-4-caring-for-the-physical-documents/#respond Mon, 04 Oct 2021 21:26:59 +0000 https://www.permanent.org/?p=4102 Now that the hard work of arranging, describing, and digitizing your collections is complete, it is time to think about the proper care for the physical items themselves. Digitizing is great for sharing and preserving, but handing the real thing can be more magical than looking at a digital image.  Physically Storing Your Collection Digitizing alone will not preserve your documents. It is important to care for the physical materials as well.  Environment: One of the easiest ways to help protect your collections is to make sure your materials are in a stable environment with limited temperature and humidity fluctuations. Paper is affected by the moisture in the air, and if it is housed in ...

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]]> https://www.permanent.org/blog/familyhistory-with-permanent-org-part-4-of-4-caring-for-the-physical-documents/feed/ 0 FamilyHistory with Permanent.org Part 3 of 4: Digitizing Your Collection https://www.permanent.org/blog/familyhistory/ https://www.permanent.org/blog/familyhistory/#respond Mon, 04 Oct 2021 20:01:56 +0000 https://www.permanent.org/?p=4096 Digitizing Your Collection Welcome back! We are on step three of our journey to get our family collections organized, digitized, and accessible to our friends and family. Step number one was to organize and arrange our documents to best reflect the collection and those using it. Step number two was describing the collections to get them ready for upload to Permanent.org. Now, onto step number three: It is finally time to digitize those documents.  Digitizing Your Collection When it comes to digitizing your collection, you should think about whether everything is worth being digitized and available for family or the public. Some materials might be worthy to keep, but not something everyone will want to ...

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]]> https://www.permanent.org/blog/familyhistory/feed/ 0 ALA Conference 2021 https://www.permanent.org/blog/ala-conference-2021/ https://www.permanent.org/blog/ala-conference-2021/#respond Wed, 14 Jul 2021 01:45:00 +0000 https://www.permanent.org/?p=3852 I was excited to attend the American Library Association (ALA) 2021 Conference on behalf of the Permanent Legacy Foundation last week!  At this online conference, I learned Permanent Legacy Foundation, an online archiving platform for individuals and organizations, is more important than ever in order to empower people to create and preserve their personal history. Wisdom Making meaning of data is something Permanent is striving to do. The files and photographs that our members trust us with are not just data to us. The experience of helping your elders upload family history to our platform provides a window into the lives they led along with the wisdom they carry that can be added to the ...

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]]> https://www.permanent.org/blog/ala-conference-2021/feed/ 0 Permanent’s Etherpad Prototype is Ready! https://www.permanent.org/blog/permanents-etherpad-prototype-is-ready/ https://www.permanent.org/blog/permanents-etherpad-prototype-is-ready/#comments Wed, 16 Jun 2021 13:56:08 +0000 https://35.161.73.71/blog/permanents-etherpad-prototype-is-ready/ Earlier this year, Permanent embarked on an exciting experiment. Would it be possible to seamlessly integrate a collaborative text editor into Permanent.org? We’re excited to announce that yes, it absolutely is possible, and we’re close to implementing it in Permanent.org! Generously funded by Grant for the Web, this project successfully integrated Etherpad into Permanent.org, allowing anyone to save and sync a collaborative notepad to their existing Permanent archive. The integration is currently a prototype, and we’re eager to share it with our community. If you’re interested in trying out the integration, sign up to be an Etherpad prototype tester. For many of us, collaborative text documents are disposable: They’re useful in the context of a ...

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]]> https://www.permanent.org/blog/permanents-etherpad-prototype-is-ready/feed/ 1 FamilyHistory with Permanent.org Part 2 of 4: Preparing Your Family History Documents for Digitization https://www.permanent.org/blog/preparing-your-family-history-documents-for-digitization/ https://www.permanent.org/blog/preparing-your-family-history-documents-for-digitization/#respond Wed, 16 Jun 2021 13:52:34 +0000 https://35.161.73.71/blog/preparing-your-family-history-documents-for-digitization/ Describing Your Documents the Archivist Way I hope you enjoyed the first blog in this series, because we are now moving to the next step of your digitizing journey.  So how do we know, or remember, what we have? We write it down. It is important not only to preserve the materials but also the who, what, where, when, and why of our collections. As we all know, we won’t be here forever, but these collections might be. We have to write down the collection’s story, so our grandchildren, great-grandchildren, or researchers can understand the collection.  If you have visited an archive to do research, you were probably given a finding aid for a collection ...

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]]> https://www.permanent.org/blog/preparing-your-family-history-documents-for-digitization/feed/ 0 How We Built Our Internet Archive Integration https://www.permanent.org/blog/how-we-built-our-internet-archive-integration/ https://www.permanent.org/blog/how-we-built-our-internet-archive-integration/#comments Thu, 07 Nov 2019 18:22:45 +0000 http://35.161.73.71/how-we-built-our-internet-archive-integration/ At Permanent, we make it possible for anyone to preserve their personal digital legacy and make it perpetually accessible to future generations. That’s why we take a multi-provider approach and work with both commercial storage solutions as well as museums, libraries, and other digital archives. Multiple copies stored in many different places is the only way to guarantee preservation. So when we learned that the good folks at the Internet Archive provided a public API that we could use to publish our user’s digital materials to their system, we knew we had to build an integration for it. The result was a surprisingly easy to use feature. Check it out how we did it. The ...

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]]> https://www.permanent.org/blog/how-we-built-our-internet-archive-integration/feed/ 2 Everyone’s an Archivist: Creating Coherent Collections https://www.permanent.org/blog/creating-coherent-collections/ https://www.permanent.org/blog/creating-coherent-collections/#respond Thu, 12 Sep 2019 19:21:08 +0000 http://35.161.73.71/everyones-an-archivist-creating-coherent-collections/ This is a guest post by Nina Tarnawsky, a graduate student at the School of Information at the University of Texas at Austin with a focus in archival work. Nina has worked at the Harry Ransom Center and is currently a University Archives Intern at the Dolph Briscoe Library. Do you struggle to find what you’re looking for on your hard drive? Are your files in a such a jumble that even your computer’s search function is of no help? Don’t descend into a digital despair. There is a straightforward way to bring order to your chaos. How the pros do it Records Managers use file naming conventions to organize files at companies large and small. This is ...

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