Top Ten Preservation Mistakes… and How To Avoid Them

Sunday, September 14, 2014 at 11:00 AM
Holocaust Memorial Center

Presented by Priceless Photo Preservation of Ann Arbor, this is an interactive workshop that helps participants figure out the often confusing world of preserving their family photos, movies and slides. Among other things, you’ll learn what digital formats to avoid, how commonly used scrapbooking items actually put your items in danger and how to digitize your mementos properly. Participants are encourage to bring mementos for personal evaluations and consultations.

Rob Hoffman is a former professional journalist for the Ann Arbor News who obtained his master’s from the University of Michigan’s School of Information in 2011. He has worked at the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, where he organized the papers of the hall’s primary voting committees, and at the University of Michigan’s Bentley Historical Library, where he put together an Ann Arbor subject guide. In addition, his scholarly paper on the success of the Library of Congress’ Flickr photo stream has been presented at SAA (Society of American Archivists) conferences nationwide.

Hanna Primeau is a University of Michigan School of Information graduate who received her Masters with a focus on Preservation of Information as well as Archives and Records Management. Her B.A. is in Cultural Anthropology giving her a rounded feel of objects and their cultural worth, something that she brings with her to every job. She has worked in the University of Michigan’s Map Library, New York’s Paley Center for Media, the University of Michigan’s Preservation and Conservation lab repairing and rehousing atlases and maps, and the Smithsonian Institution’s Archive helping to safely store and record the Pullman Train-car glass plate negative collection.