The April/May issue of Canada's History Magazine contains a short article by Paul Jones, which highlights the ability of photographs to speak to the past. In "Roots: Understanding Family Photos", Jones deconstructs a photograph of his wife's ancestors. This deconstruction allows Jones to date the photograph, provide a location of the photograph, and the entire … Continue reading Historical Photographs: Insight and Value
Pest Control and Your Family Photos
Mice, silverfish, cockroaches, and a whole pile of other creepy crawlies can do serious damage to your collection of photographs, letters, scrapbooks, and family memorabilia. This damage can take the form of nesting, eating, and burrowing in your paper based materials.Most libraries and archives maintain stringent Integrated Pest Management (IPM) systems to protect their holdings … Continue reading Pest Control and Your Family Photos