Preserving the Historic Record of Your Home & Family
February 16, 2008 |
Have you researched the history of your house and now need to organize and preserve all those documents and photos? Do you have fragile old family letters, deeds or documents that you're afraid to handle? Do you worry that you're not storing your family's precious albums, photos or clothing properly?
Learn how to organize and store your family treasures so they’ll be around for your grandchildren to enjoy. Jennifer Cobb, President of Heirloom Preservation and longtime AHC member, will introduce you to the basic steps of protecting and preserving the irreplaceable historic legacy of your home and family.
- Learn how to preserve letters, newspapers, photos, albums, clothing and more.
- Find the place in your home that is the safest for storing fragile old documents and photos.
- Learn the common mistakes people make in trying to preserve family memorabilia (and how to avoid them).
- Learn how to protect your family history so this wonderful link to the past will be preserved for generations to come.
Participants are invited to bring something from home you’d like to preserve.
Pre-registration is strongly suggested, either here at our website or using the form in the newsletter.
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Date: Saturday, February 16 Time: 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. Members: $10 General Public: $15 |
Website:
www.visitahc.org/preserving_the_historic_record_of_your_home_and_family.html |
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Location Information |
Architectural Heritage Center |
701 SE Grand Ave Portland, OR 97214 |
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Contact Information |
Email:
peggym@VisitAHC.org |
Phone:
503-231-7264 |
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