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Care and Preservation of Family Heirlooms

with the Archives of Ontario

2024-12-05 19:00:00 2024-12-05 20:00:00 America/New_York Care and Preservation of Family Heirlooms A great opportunity to learn how to care for your family artifacts. Ages 18+ Virtual Branch - Virtual Room 1

Thursday, December 05
7:00pm - 8:00pm

Add to Calendar 2024-12-05 19:00:00 2024-12-05 20:00:00 America/New_York Care and Preservation of Family Heirlooms A great opportunity to learn how to care for your family artifacts. Ages 18+ Virtual Branch - Virtual Room 1

Virtual Branch

Virtual Room 1

A great opportunity to learn how to care for your family artifacts. Ages 18+

This presentation is of particular interest to genealogical researchers, and explores best practices for storing personal treasures. Participants will learn how to care for their family history documents at home, including detailed instructions on proper storage and handling. Our presenter will offer advice about where to acquire archival supplies or when to seek out the help of an independent conservator. This presentation also includes information about digitizing private collections to ensure they will be available for future generations.

Skills Learned: Information literacy, Technology literacy, Collaboration, Creativity, Critical Thinking.

About our Speaker:

Adriane VanSeggelen is the Conservator at the Archives of Ontario and works to preserve Ontario’s heritage, through conservation treatments and preventive conservation measures. She has worked at the Archives of Ontario for over ten years and been able to grow her passion for both archival collections and community outreach. Adriane holds a diploma in Collections Conservation and Management from Fleming College and a BAH from Queen’s University in Classics.

Please note: This session takes place at 7pm ET. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

Need to cancel? Please let us know.

If you have to cancel your spot for any reason, you can do so by:

1. Log into MyEvents using your library card. If you did not register with your library card, you will need the reference number you received in your confirmation email.

2. Phone your local branch, or email oplreference@oakville.ca. Please have ready the program title, program date and names of registered individuals.

Virtual Branch

oplreference@oakville.ca
Phone: 905-815-2042

Hours
Mon, Dec 02 9:30AM to 8:00PM
Tue, Dec 03 9:30AM to 8:00PM
Wed, Dec 04 9:30AM to 8:00PM
Thu, Dec 05 9:30AM to 8:00PM
Fri, Dec 06 9:30AM to 5:00PM
Sat, Dec 07 9:30AM to 5:00PM
Sun, Dec 08 1:00PM to 5:00PM

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