Preserving African American Artifacts in South Carolina
Preserving African American Artifacts
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Top 10 Tips for Preserving Your Family Artifacts
Ramon M. Jackson, PhD May 19, 2024 The Learning Lab series provides practical tips, advice, and guidance on specific historic preservation topics that are relevant to African American preservation projects. We hope these posts help community members and leaders better...
Unexpected Beginnings: A Curator’s Journey Sparked by Ninth Graders
By: Marc Rapport, WeGOJA Board May 14, 2024 Elaine Nichols' path to becoming a nationally...
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How To Guides
Explore a range of best practices, tips and tricks with our handy “how to” guides before you start your preservation project.
How to Acquire a State Historical Marker
A guide to the process of applying for, reviewing, and installing a State Historical Marker for your historic space.
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How to Apply for the National Register of Historic Places
A guide to the process of preparing for, researching, writing, and the review stages for getting your historic space listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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How to Start a Preservation Project
A guide on beginning a project to save your local historic space or place.
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How to Apply for a Preservation Grant
A guide to setting the stage for your project to get preservation funding.
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Helpful Resources
A Quick Guide to the Preservation of Artifacts
PDF guide offerring a quick overview of collections practices for the preservation of artifacts and objects
Memory Work as Care Work: Black Archives and Archival Practices
“Memory Work as Care Work” explores the ways Black archives and archival practices testify to the complexity of how Black life is lived, documented, and remembered. During this conversation three archival experts discuss memory work as a practice that goes beyond archival labor.
Preserve Black History in Your Own Backyard Toolkit
Preserving Black History Resource List
Preservation Tools
Expand your preservation power.
Explore a wide range of resources and tools designed to help aspiring and seasoned preservationists and activists move their projects and passions forward.