We’ll take a look at some of the best practices for hinging your own window mats. It’s a simple process and you’ll only need a…
Author: Archival Methods
Professional framing can get expensive. Archival Methods’ offers everything you need to do your own archival framing. This post discusses how to choose the best…
The introduction of digital print sizes created the need for archival storage and presentation materials to fit these new dimensions, something that Archival Methods has…
Photographer Sara Lyons presented a proposal to Historic Northampton, a historical society in western Massachusetts. Her project involved researching information on local homes in Northampton…
This ledger dates from 1832—when Andrew Jackson was President and Abraham Lincoln was only 23 years old! It has been in the owner’s family for…
We all have old film negatives—either in our family archives or as part of our photographic portfolios—that often come in a variety of shapes and…
The other day I was prepping a post on the Archival Methods Twitter feed and I noticed a tweet regarding The Franklin Institute in Philadelphia…
Let’s take a look at the ways old photos of your family’s homes can help you identify and visualize your family history, while providing clues…
Please see our updated blog post on this topic for the most up-to-date information. How to Document Your Old Photographs This blog post outlines best…
This large albumen print is mounted onto cardboard that is definitely not acid-free, and to make matters worse it was framed—for over a century—in a…
