Building Your Digital Family History Archive

While we are researching our family tree, we often collect a lot of digital files - from downloaded records and emailed documents to scanned photographs and mobile screenshots. What should we do with all these digital files, and how can we keep them organized? This presentation will cover the basics of digital preservation and outline practical steps for creating a well-structured Digital Family History Archive to safeguard your genealogy work Speaker: EvaAnne Johnson, Genealogy & Local History Librarian at Wilmette Public Library | Target Audience : Intermediate researchers This session is part of the daylong 25th Annual Genealogy Day at Clayton Library. The program is offered in a hybrid format, attend either online or in person at the Family History Research Center at the Clayton Library Campus. Registration is required.