Posts tagged family archive
History 21 The Podcast - 2.15 Daryl Lawrence Update

ACHS's first podcast episode guest, Daryl Lawrence, returns! In this episode Daryl talks the journey writing a book about his great and great great grandmother, tips for other people thinking writing their family histories, and a grant we just received so everyone can access his family’s archive.

It feels good to welcome Daryl back after 40 episodes (gasp!)

Host Sara Given, ACHS Volunteer Coordinator

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The Weber files: Part I

Collections of records from a single family are generally referred to in the preservation world as “family papers.” Family papers would include many actual pieces of paper (correspondence, household or business records, legal documents, etc.) but can also include photographs and, sometimes, three-dimensional artifacts as well. One such collection at the Anoka County Historical Society is one for the Weber family of the Centerville area.

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