Archivist and President of LenaSalina Legacy Preservation Rhonda J. Chadwick will give a lecture on how to start your family archive. She will share strategies, principles and best practices for the following:

• The basics of archival storage and preservation

• Optimum temperature and humidity ranges

• The best storage place inside the home

• What to do with digital documents and photographs

• Tips on organizing materials for better retrieval.

• Creative ideas to tell the story of family history.

About Rhona Chadwick:
Rhonda has masters degrees in both History and Library Science. She has worked at a number of institutions including the Rhode Island Historical Society, Rhode Island School of Design, Brown University, the Sophia Smith Collection at Smith College, and the American Textile History Museum in Lowell, MA.

When she was going through grad school she couldn’t help but think that individuals and families would benefit from the knowledge of properly archiving their personal items. Her new mission is to teach people how to use best practices in storing their photographs, documents and artifacts.  She hopes to inspire people to preserve their documents, create a family legacy and tell their stories and the stories of those who have gone before them. Learn more at LenaSalina.com