Date Posted: Friday, December 21st, 2012

Looking for a way to preserve all those holiday photos and videos for future generations to see? On Saturday, January 5 at 10:30 a.m., the Delaware Public Archives will present a program to show how to preserve items such as old photographs, documents, and digitized memories on CDs, DVDs, and flash drives. This workshop will provide you with the knowledge needed to care for and preserve  those irreplaceable memories. Presented by the staff of the Delaware Public Archives and the Delaware Government Information Center, this preservation workshop will include basic information and instruction on proper handling and storage of family papers, photographs and digital media to ensure long term preservation.

Archives staff member, Sarah Denison, will be presenting information on the conservation and preservation of paper documents and photographs.  Ms. Denison has processed a number of document collections including Civil War letters in the Small Manuscript Collection, Board of Education photographs, and Sussex County Orphans Court Records. She is currently processing and cataloguing the George and Irene Caley Postcard Collection which will be available to the public in the spring of 2013. In addition to these responsibilities, Ms. Denison also serves as the coordinator of the DPA Twitter account.

Concerning digital records, Mike Mahaffie, Deputy Director of the Delaware Government Information Center, will be addressing what is needed to save your digital memories. Highlighting his discussion will be a quick history of ways people have been saving digital records, things to do to determine what is important, what is needed to maintain your digital moments as technology changes, and the various ways available to save what’s important to you based on cost and longevity.

The program is free to the public.  No reservations are required.  For more information, contact Tom Summers (302) 744-5047 or e-mail thomas.summers@delaware.gov.


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