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Preserving Your History

Getting Started with Your Own Archives

2023-06-07 18:00:00 2023-06-07 19:00:00 America/New_York Preserving Your History Learn how to preserve your family records for future generations. Ives Main Library - Community Program Room

Wednesday, June 07
6:00pm - 7:00pm

Add to Calendar 2023-06-07 18:00:00 2023-06-07 19:00:00 America/New_York Preserving Your History Learn how to preserve your family records for future generations. Ives Main Library - Community Program Room

Ives Main Library

Community Program Room

Learn how to preserve your family records for future generations.

Have old family documents you want to keep safe for the future? Worried about losing your digital photos? Have boxes of stuff and aren’t sure where to start? Join archivist Jennifer Coggins from Yale’s Beinecke Library for an introduction to preserving the records and stories you want to pass on to future generations. Learn strategies for deciding what to keep, preserving materials in different formats, and applying “archival thinking” in our day-to-day lives.

AGE GROUP: | Adults (18+) |

EVENT TYPE: | Education and Lifelong Learning |

TAGS: | history | family archives |

Ives Main Library

Phone: 203-946-8130

Hours
Mon, Sep 25 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Tue, Sep 26 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Wed, Sep 27 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Thu, Sep 28 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Fri, Sep 29 10:00AM to 5:00PM
Sat, Sep 30 10:00AM to 5:00PM
Sun, Oct 01 Closed

About the branch

The Ives Main Library, designed by renowned architect, Cass Gilbert in 1911, is a cornerstone of the historic New Haven Green. The facility is a community treasure and features unique design details, including several WPA-era murals. Ives is open 54 hours a week, Monday-Saturday, and houses major public service departments for children and teens as well as adult reference, a computer tech center and Ives Squared, a newly renovated space for innovation and entrepreneurship.

Upcoming events

Canceled
Thu, Sep 28, 3:00pm - 4:00pm

Thu, Sep 28, 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Community Program Room

Fri, Sep 29, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Community Program Room

Sat, Sep 30, 10:30am - 4:00pm
Community Program Room

Sat, Sep 30, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Ives Cafe ,Ives Cafe Patio

Sat, Sep 30, 2:30pm - 4:30pm
Computer Classroom

Mon, Oct 02, 11:00am - 11:30am
Children's Program Room

Mon, Oct 02, 11:00am - 2:00pm
Computer Classroom

Mon, Oct 02, 4:00pm - 5:00pm

Wed, Oct 04, 11:00am - 11:30am
Children's Program Room

Wed, Oct 04, 11:00am - 2:00pm
Computer Classroom

Wed, Oct 04, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Children's Program Room

Thu, Oct 05, 11:00am - 2:00pm
Computer Classroom

Thu, Oct 05, 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Computer Classroom

Mon, Oct 09, 11:00am - 11:30am
Children's Program Room

Wed, Oct 11, 11:00am - 11:30am
Children's Program Room

Wed, Oct 11, 1:00pm - 4:00pm

Wed, Oct 11, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Children's Program Room