Part 9: Postcards – Family History & Archival Care Why I Gotta Do This: A Journey into Ancestry, Genealogy, Family History, Antique Photographs, Disorganization, Dysfunction,…
Insects, sunlight, dust, mold, and mishandling can be harmful to books. But perhaps the greatest threat to these artifacts—other than fire and theft—is water damage.…
Horror Story Contest Winners After reading through the many submissions to Archival Methods’ Horror Story contest, the judges have made their selections. The themes that…
Store your important papers, artworks, collectibles, genealogical records, documents, and any other objects that are best suited to being filed in one of our Archival…
Definition: Object and Artifact storage is for any 3-dimensional artworks, collectibles, family heirlooms, textiles, large books, glassware, antique toys, photo albums,…
Here are 4 quick tips to archivally preserve a birth certificate, as it is one of the most important documents you own. While many people…
While newspaper circulation has dropped off significantly in recent years, many people still save newspapers and news clippings that chronicle important events in their lives…
Light is life. It is the essence of art. Yet light exposure will result in light damage that will hasten the fading, discoloration, and eventually…
Any museum curator or gallery director knows that there is no such thing as “one size fits all” when it comes to artwork…
At first glance, the contents and displays of museums and archives may make it seem as if everything has always been there, frozen in time…
