Preserving Family History: Making Memories Last
Location: Raleigh City Museum
Date: Saturday June 27th, 2009
Time: 2 pm-3 pm
Visit: www.raleighcitymuseum.org
"Photography is a way of feeling, of touching, of loving. What you have caught on film is captured forever...it remembers little things, long after you have forgotten everything." - Aaron Siskind
How can you make those special moments last as long as possible? Join archivist Lisa Coombes from the North Carolina State Archives on June 27, at 2:00p.m., as she discusses how to better preserve family photographs. Learn basic archival techniques for storing photographs, digital file naming, and scrapbooking. Using archival techniques will help make your family memories last for the enjoyment of generations to follow. Topics include proper care and storage of photographs, basic do's and don'ts of photographic preservation, and file naming structures for digital files. This program is free and open to the public. To RSVP call (919)832-3775 ext. 11 or drop by the day of the event.
Cost: Free
Presented by: Raleigh City Museum