Join me at the Southern California Genealogical Society Jamboree to get up close and personal with the most popular archival storage products — and a few new surprises in preservation containers — for Paper or Plastic? Preserving Keepsakes Workshop on Sunday, June 9th.
I am especially excited to be showing off some new-to-me (and maybe to you) products from Hollinger Metal Edge and Sentry Safe. Both companies were kind enough to send me sample products and a lot of great information to share with attendees. I will also have a limited number of archival product catalogs available from Hollinger Metal Edge.
This 90-minute workshop could also be called “Everything I Wish I Had Known When I Inherited My First Family Collection.” We will discuss how to safely preserve an assortment of family artifacts, including documents, correspondence, photographs, and artifacts, and attendees will have a chance to see and handle a selection of archival storage containers.
Paper or Plastic will begin with a presentation highlighting
- What Makes It an Heirloom?
- Roles and Goals for Collectors
- Archives 101
- Preservation Case Studies
- Make It Yourself Archival Options
Following the presentation, there will be time for product demonstrations and questions, and hand-on with the sample products.
When I first inherited my grandmother’s treasures, I was overwhelmed by the huge assortment of archival storage boxes. Should I use an upright box or a flat box? Drop front or telescoping lid? Is there a difference between grey archival board and black or tan? It took hours to unravel the mysteries of the catalog and finally begin to move my keepsakes into appropriate storage. I hope Sunday’s presentation will cut through the infusion and help you organize and preserve your family treasures.
Sunday, June 7 10:00am – 11:30 am SCGS Jamboree
Paper or Plastic? Preserving Keepsakes Workshop
Attendees will find a 4-page handout in the Jamboree Syllabus and a Workshop Worksheet to use during the session on the Jamboree App (look in the Exhibitor listing under The Family Curator for the downloads).
Thanks, Mariann. It was an exciting session and fun for me to show off some new products. SCGS arranged for a DVD video recording of the presentation, in case you are interested. I hope I can do an encore too.
This sounds really useful, and I'm sorry I couldn't make it. This past weekend was my nephew's graduation, and it was all family all the time. I like your calm and common sense approach to archiving.
Oh sure – now you're going to get "touchy-feely" and I won't be there!! LOL I will miss not being at Jamboree this year. Whack a pinata for me. Sigh.