The floor is actually a great workspace
Eight in the morning on a Sunday and I am sitting in the middle of my living room floor surrounded by archival boxes like I am the main character of a documentary about a person w…
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When simple becomes seriously complicated
Margaret's first contact came with a warning: 'Mrs. Delgado has been saving everything since 1987.' Everything, it turns out, includes every community newsletter, church bulletin,…
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Archive prep and nervous energy
Carmen texted back this morning - her mom can meet Thursday afternoon. Which means I have exactly two days to figure out how to ask someone I barely know if I can rifle through th…
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Building bridges to the past
Three hours in and I've created what might be the most elaborate family filing system in existence. Building bridges to the past What started as "let me just organize these photos…
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The archaeology of family stories
Found myself on the living room floor at 7 AM this morning, surrounded by three generations of family photos and documents. The archaeology of family stories What started as "just…
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