Preserving Family History Series

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Family history is something only we can pass on to future generations; but how do we choose what to keep and how do we organize and preserve items so they stay usable? Get answers to these questions and more in the Preserving Family History Series at the Seekonk Public Library. This free program is sponsored by The Friends of the Seekonk Public Library. Please register in the library’s Events Calendar online at www.seekonkpl.org.

Professional archivist Rhonda Chadwick will present two Saturday sessions in this series:

Saturday, February 9, 10 AM – noon

Archival Storage Basics

Participants will get a broad overview of personal archives including the best home location to store documents, archival enclosures, and organizing tips.

Saturday, February 16, 10 AM – noon

Digital Preservation

Participants will learn best practices for keeping a digital legacy, including best file formats for long term preservation, saving email, social media pages and websites, audio and video files, and digitizing VHS tapes, papers, photographs and books.

2024 by East Bay Media Group

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A lifelong Portsmouth resident, Jim graduated from Portsmouth High School in 1982 and earned a journalism degree from the University of Rhode Island in 1986. He's worked two different stints at East Bay Newspapers, for a total of 18 years with the company so far. When not running all over town bringing you the news from Portsmouth, Jim listens to lots and lots and lots of music, watches obscure silent films from the '20s and usually has three books going at once. He also loves to cook crazy New Orleans dishes for his wife of 25 years, Michelle, and their two sons, Jake and Max.