Hoard Historical Museum (401 Whitewater Avenue, Fort Atkinson) will host a workshop on Sat., March 16, 2013, from 1:30pm-3:30pm on “How to Care for Your Photographs & Paper Documents.” Participants will learn how best to treat important photos and documents: what to do and what not to do. Bring photos and documents along and ask questions about how to treat problems. Museum-quality archival storage materials will be available for purchase in the museum’s bookshop. Preregistration is requried, and the workshop fee is $10 per person.
Call 920-563-7769 or send an email to oberle@hoardmuseum.org.
Andersen Library has a resource you can consult: An ounce of preservation: A guide to the care of papers and photographs (3rd-floor Main Collection, TS1109 .T88 1995). Whitewater’s public library (431 w. Main St) has the book Saving stuff: How to care for and preserve your collectibles, heirlooms, and other prize possessions (069.53 W7226 in Non-Fiction).
