The Archive Lady: Framing Photographs
The Archive Lady: Framing Photographs Judi from Tennessee sent in this question after reading the last installment of The Archive Lady: “I recently found this old family picture. I’d like to frame it (it is…
The Archive Lady: Brown Spots on Genealogy Records
Leonard from California emailed with this question “I have several archival 3-ring binders that are getting brown spots on the inside covers. I store them next to non-archival photo albums which are in the process…
The Archive Lady: Plastic Storage Boxes vs. Archival Storage Boxes
A.G. in Tennessee sent in an email after he read the last installment of The Archive Lady with a question concerning storage boxes. His family has a long history of clipping hair from deceased family…
The Archive Lady: How to Preserve Civil War Letters?
The Archive Lady: How to Preserve Civil War Letters? Tammy from Tennessee recently contacted me through Facebook with the following question: “My Dad has some letters written during the Civil War from some of his…
The Archive Lady: “What Is an Archive?”
What is an archive? Recently, I was asked “What is an archive?”and I was a bit surprised by this question since it came from a genealogist. I thought all genealogists knew about archives! An archive…