July 14, 2024

Summer Interns

This summer we have four interns assisting with a variety of archives related activities. Meet Gemma Lynch, Lael Sacho-Tanzer, Elena Polk, and Coira Williams. They have been processing and cataloging collections, sorting and organizing pictures, editing oral history transcripts, and indexing newspapers. Thanks for all your work and contributions to Historic Takoma!

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May 8, 2024

Workshop – Preserving Your Family’s History

This workshop will review best practices for caring for your family archives – pictures, papers, and other materials. We will discuss how to store and organize your precious items and have examples of supplies and materials.

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April 25, 2023

Preserving Your Family’s History

Historic Takoma and the Takoma Park Maryland Library collaborate to provide a presentation on Preserving Your Family’s History on the evening of May 2 at Historic Takoma. This will review best practices for collecting and organizing family history documents and pictures and how to store and protect them. Experts from Historic Takoma and the Library will demonstrate techniques and materials. Register for the event on the Takoma Park Maryland Library events page.

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