From Wright Brothers to Model Kits: Honoring Flight’s Legacyby Brendan Lee, Research Historian Daring Defiance of Gravity Do you look up at the sky with awe at the sight of a passing airplane? Have you ever marveled at the ingenuityRead More
Three Pandemic Lessons In Archive Digitization To ContinueOver the last several years, every industry has innovated to remain solvent and relevant. Most workplaces that moved from brick-and-mortar offices into virtual spaces and venues found ways to engage with visitorsRead More
How to Make the Most Out of Your Company’s AnniversaryYour history is the backbone of your anniversary celebration. Using historical assets that are uniquely yours—like photographs, historic logos, videos, and company archives—makes your story come to life. While you are preparingRead More
How to Transform Your Digital Assets to Drive Online EngagementGuest post by Chris Cummings, Pass It Down Turn history into your greatest storyteller! Our favorite tips for optimizing online engagement with your digital assets. In the first post of our partnerRead More
Laying the Foundation for Storytelling: Tips for Digital Transformation & SustainabilityBy Laura Starr, Certified Archivist, HAI Engagement Strategist & Account Manager This blog was created in conjunction with our friends at Pass It Down, a company with an award-winning digital exhibit builderRead More
Web Archiving: Think the Web is Permanent? Think Again.Originally published in June 2019. For further reading on this topic, see “Archiving to Connect During a Crisis: How We Can Unite to Document COVID-19.” The websites, tweets, blog posts, Facebook updates,Read More
Advice on Donating Congressional Records: What Members of Congress Should KnowOriginally published May 2016 By Megan O’Hern-Crook, C.A., Manager of Archives & Information Management As the election season approaches, we’re revisiting a 2016 blog that explores the process of Congressional records donations.Read More
How to Start Your Records Digitization ProjectBy the summer of 2024, the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) will manage and retain permanent and temporary federal agency records only in digital form. No more paper record transfers toRead More
Digital Archives Specialist Certified: Or, Reflections on the Last Two Years of My LifeBy Marielle Gage, Archivist Until you’re in the moment, you can never really appreciate how nerve-wracking a few milliseconds can be. But this past January, sitting on a faded couch in aRead More