Document Conservation

NARA’s 2025 Genealogy Series

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The National Archives and Records Administration has announced the lineup of speakers and topics for its 2025 Genealogy Series. Presentations premiere at specific times but are then available 24/7 on YouTube. Mark your calendar now! It’s free! No registration required! This year’s schedule includes:

Premiering today, May 4, at 1 p.m. EDT – Preserving and Digitizing Personal Photo Albums and Scrapbooks

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Preserving photo albums and scrapbooks can be especially challenging, often because they are bound and contain a variety of problematic materials. This session, premiering on YouTube, on May 4, 2021, at 1 p.m., addresses how to work with the poor quality materials commonly found in personal scrapbooks and albums, how to maintain the integrity of the arrangement, and how to store photo albums and scrapbooks appropriately. Pro tips for home users include ways to digitize albums, organize electronic files, and preserve them as electronic records. Examples come from both National Archives and personal collections. Presented by Sara Holmes, Conservator in Preservation Programs from the National Archives at St. Louis, Missouri; and Noah Durham, Supervisory Preservation Specialist from the National Archives at St. Louis, Missouri.