A little care.
A lasting record.
Practical ways to preserve a story, make room for your files and understand what an archive can hold.
Record and preserve family stories
This is direct capture, not recovery of unrecorded memories.
Read the guidePreserve answers and corrections
This is an manual capture procedure, not an existing SEED export feature.
Read the guideDigitize and preserve paper records
This is digitization, not a provider download.
Read the guideUseful instructions. Visible evidence.
How the SEED download library distinguishes provider documentation from tested exports.
Read the guideMake room for your history.
Plan storage, transfer time and a readable independent copy of your exports.
Read the guideChoose the right way to collect.
Understand manual exports, approved connections and SEED’s planned assisted collection.
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Begin with what you would hate to lose.
Keep the original and the story behind it. Your history deserves a home.
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