Archival Archives - Permanent.org https://www.permanent.org/blog/tag/archival/ Nonprofit. Secure. Digital Archives. Wed, 28 Feb 2024 18:00:05 +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 Archival Archives - Permanent.org https://www.permanent.org/blog/tag/archival/ 32 32 Kathy’s Corner: Digitizing that collection of inherited family photos https://www.permanent.org/events/digitizing-that-collection-of-inherited-family-photos-3/ Wed, 28 Feb 2024 18:00:05 +0000 https://permanent.org/?post_type=mec-events&p=6066 This popular monthly session focuses on a challenge for every family historian: Sorting and digitizing collections of inherited family photos and artifacts. Our speaker, Projectkin member Kathy Stone has decades of experience as a professional photo organizer and is now working on her family history projects. As a pro, she appreciates the challenge of actually getting projects done. In these “Corner” events, she answers questions and coaches members as your personal “sherpa over Mt. Inertia.” Our programs build on the 8-step approach she shared in a post and the 2023 Kathy’s Corner series. (Projectkin members have access to event recordings through the Members’ Chat Room in the Projectkin Forum.) Now the focus will be on ...

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]]> Discover Your Past: The Chosen Families Project https://www.permanent.org/events/discover-your-past-the-chosen-families-project/ Wed, 28 Feb 2024 17:38:43 +0000 https://permanent.org/?post_type=mec-events&p=6052 Several years ago, genealogist Julian Rebelo created The Chosen Family Project (https://www.julianrebelo.com/blog?offset=1652374506063) out of his passion for collecting orphaned family photographs and documents, whilst trying to reunite them with their respective families. Julian shares some of the fascinating stories associated with this project and also advises how to preserve your own historical family photos. For details see alpl.librarymarket.com/event/discover-your-past-chosen-families-project-36711

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