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JGSGB Specialist Talk: "Conserving Your Family Archive" by Sue Gibbons

Sunday 4th January 2026, 14:00-16:00
Online
General principles for keeping things (eg. original documents, maps, books) safe and in good condition

The talk covers general principles, Paper, Photographs, Etchings & Paintings, Textiles, Objects (e.g. Furniture, Jewellery, Ceramics, Toys), Digital Media

Sue outlines general principles for keeping things safe and in good condition, with detailed advice on caring for original documents, maps, books and other paper items, photographs, etchings, paintings and textiles — as well as inherited objects such as furniture, jewellery, ceramics and toys. She suggests how to preserve your digital heritage as a book or on a website — whilst planning for what will happen to it all after your death. Finally, she passes on some trustworthy sources for further help and advice.

About Sue Gibbons

Librarian of the Society of Genealogists 1991-2010.  Author of book for the Anglo-German Family History Society, currently working on one of the Shopkeepers for the Society of Genealogists. Fellow of the SOG.

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