Workshops

The Woven Ribbon Spine Book

Presented by Judy Sommerfeldt

Nov 14 | 10:00 a.m.–4:00p.m.

The woven ribbon spine book is a beautiful limp cover book with an exposed and colorfully lined flat spine. The text block is sewn over ribbons and then secured to the folded handmade Cave Paper covers by weaving the ribbons into them. The book opens flat and is ideal for writing in and well-suited for personal journaling.

Personal Digital Archiving Anyone Can Do at Home & How to Perform a Balancing Act for Personal Audiovisual Digital Preservation

Presented by Mike Gates and Tyler Thorsted

Nov 14 | 9:00 a.m.–12:00p.m.

It is becoming increasingly difficult to manage the enormous amount of digital content we all create and share. This workshop will help you understand what can be done to manage your personal digital records, including audiovisual files, for long-term accessibility. With technology changing so rapidly over the past twenty years, knowing how best to preserve digital documents and audiovisual media can be intimidating. Deciding what can be done at home versus what could be outsourced, balancing scope and costs are all considerations. Using well established techniques for naming, organizing and preservation, we can leave a better legacy to those who come after us.

Writing your Personal History and Ancestral Family Histories

Presented by Bruce A. Van Orden

Nov 14 | 1:00 p.m.–4:00p.m.

A great challenge in each of our lives is to compile a personal history or histories. We should also desire to write histories or historical vignettes of our parents, grandparents, great grandparents, and other relatives. This presentation will discuss several different methods of writing personal and ancestral histories. There is no one true method. I will emphasize the value of context and honesty in our historical writings and the appropriate use of illustrations.