Conserving Your Family Records
Nov 18, 2009 (Wednesday)
Historical Society of Pennsylvania (map)
Philadelphia, PA 19107
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Event details: Conserving Your Family Records
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Held in HSP’s conservation lab, this hands-on workshop will teach genealogists how to protect their family documents. Learn how to use proper archival materials, how to repair minor tears and stains, and how to handle old photographs. Each attendee will be given a conservation kit, including a micro spatula, bone folder, water brush, and mending paper samples. Participants are welcome to bring one personal item, which will be assessed by HSP’s conservation director. Class size is limited to 12. This is the fourth in a series of four genealogy workshops held at HSP this fall. This workshop will be taught by Ms. Tara O’Brien, the director of conservation and preservation services at HSP. She received her masters of fine arts in book arts and printmaking from the University of the Arts in Philadelphia. At HSP, O’Brien oversees the conservation lab and manages conservation interns. O’Brien is also an accomplished book artist whose work is widely exhibited and collected, and she serves on the adjunct faculty of the Moore College of Art and Design.
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The Historical Society of Pennsylvania inspires and nurtures historical appreciation of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and its place in the nation s history. Founded in 1824 and significantly augmented in 2002 by the Balch Institute for ethnic Studies, the Society is a collector and steward of the documentary record and an historical educator and publisher. The Society s collections inform its interpretive and educational programs, and these engage wide publics, adding depth and dimension to understandings of our diverse pasts and each other.Post a Countdown Widget
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