Do you have old family documents you are wondering how to save? Maybe you are storing organizational and historical records and pictures for a group to which you have belonged and you don’t know what to do with them? I know as we are celebrating our church’s 200th Anniversary, we have found a lot of old pictures as well as a couple very old Bibles and hymnbooks, among other things, that we wonder how to protect for the future.
The next event in our church’s 200th Anniversary Celebration Series may provide just the clues we are all looking for.
Our church is eagerly anticipating the upcoming August 10 visit of the professional archivist of the NY Annual Conference of the UM Church, Beth Patkus. She is educated and trained to help us with just such questions.
During the afternoon of August 10, from 2-5:30 PM, Ms. Patkus will view and discuss items on display in the fellowship hall with members and friends. At 5:30 PM the group will share a pot luck supper. Then at 7 PM Ms. Patkus will make a public presentation complete with visuals titled “Telling Your Stories: Preserving and Sharing Historical Records.” Everyone is invited. Please invite your friends from other churches and organizations to this informative session.