In the past few months, my grandparents have come to family dinner with more goodies for us (my sister, parents, and I) to look through. From photos of my great-grandparents to an obituary of my Aunt Amo, and even a Book of Common Prayer that was owned by my great-grandmother and made with sheep’s wool. Trying to figure out how to properly keep and maintain this rich family history can be challenging, and I’m probably not alone.

Margot Note, an archives consultant at Sarah Lawrence College, takes us through an easy-to-follow, step-by-step guide to organizing and preserving family memories and documents. She walks through how to handle the materials, the best supplies to buy, and ways to display and share personal archives.

With more than twenty years of experience managing information and consulting at national and international organizations, she is “guaranteed to offer a smart and clear-headed approach” to get the job done “with efficiency and intelligence, and in a way that usually makes it seem easier than it surely is,” one of her clients observed.

We’ve all become so used to having photos, videos, documents at the touch of our hand, that we inadvertently overlook the rich and colorful history of our families lives. With this book, we, and future generations, will be able to enjoy and remember the amazing people who came before us.

This will be in our Special Collections, so you will have to fill out the form or go by Special Collections and Archives (located on the lower-level of ACU Library).