VT Roving Archivist

Roving for the VT Historical Records Program to improve public access & engagement with historical records & to encourage and facilitate collaborative projects.

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Archives Month celebrations continue with Vermont's Home Movie Day in the NEK. Come to share your motion pictures or to watch what others have brought.

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This October, Vermont is celebrating Archives Month through motion picture films. We are offering two free workshops by Mary Albee on Film Preservation Basics this Monday (in-person at State Archives) with a follow-up Tuesday on Zoom. Contact [email protected] to sign up!

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More VACDaRN press! Thanks to Tim Calabro at the White River Valley Herald for this article about the salvage of Strafford Historical Society materials, led by the fab Team @dartmouth with curator Simone Pyle. https://t.co/tJXNKCK1QR

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HEADS UP! Today, Thursday July 27, at Fletcher Memorial Library in Ludlow, another Save Your Family Treasures demo. 11AM. Learn what you can do to salvage some flood-damaged materials.

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Thanks to @sevendaysvt for this piece! VACDaRN & friends have been busy. Thanks to all who jumped in to help. After the Floods, Vermont’s Preservationists Come Together to Save Damaged Documents and Artifacts https://t.co/4pTpsthklU

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The second Save Your Family Treasures demo is 11 AM MONDAY @VTStateArchives
1078 U.S. Rte 2, Middlesex, VT
No registration required. Please leave your damaged heirlooms at home, though photos and descriptions are welcome. Some salvage supplies will be available for participants.

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Save Your Family Treasures FREE workshops on preserving damaged personal heirlooms. Experts will demonstrate how to handle, dry, & clean damaged heirlooms using materials accessible at local stores and will share tips on prioritization, treatment options, & preparing for disaster

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First Save Your Family Treasures demo: Webinar TODAY 11 AM! Register online at: https://t.co/jdKR3n6iec
Webinar hosted by the @VTLIB, in collaboration with Vermont Arts & Culture Disaster and Resilience Network (VACDaRN) and the Smithsonian Cultural Rescue Initiative.

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And if #LodgeLife and #CuteCabins still involve too many people for your taste, Vermont is (still!) peppered with summer cottages to AirB&B, including some with Native-inspired names of dubious origin and/or translation, a late 19th c. trend #ArchivesHashtagParty #ArchivesVacay

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The fetching cabins of Maple Manor once graced Route 7 south of Middlebury, VT. The property was recently developed as an "award-winning, smart-growth, mixed-use neighborhood" that kinda sorta tips its hat to the original architecture. #ArchivesHashtagParty #ArchivesVacay

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There is no better place to be than a lodge by a Vermont lake on a steamy day like today! The Lowell Lake Lodge property was acquired by the Dept. of Forests, Parks & Recreation in 1977 & is now the Lowell Lake State Park. @VTStateParks #ArchivesHashtagParty #ArchivesVacay

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The VHRP seeks our next Roving Archivist for #Vermont. We are recruiting at the Archivist I and Archivist II levels. For more info: https://t.co/LNJONRT8rW and https://t.co/xTGql1AdF0 #ArchivesJobs #LISJobs

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Today we say farewell and THANKS to VHRP Roving Archivist Sally Blanchard-O'Brien. We are so glad she will still be a part of the archival community in Vermont and wish her well in her new position at @UVM_Libraries processing the records of @SenatorLeahy!

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Today we wrapped up a records cleaning project with our trusty #Nilfisk - a great excuse to spend some time outdoors!

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Join us next week at 11 AM for a free webinar on preserving historical collections! To register, email [email protected]

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Last week we were #OnTheRoadAgain to visit the Weston Historical Society! We're grateful for the tour of the Farrar-Mansur House and to see all the great work they're doing!

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The @FreighthouseLFH Market & Cafe in Lyndonville was one of only 25 recipients of the Historic Small Restaurants grant in 2023 ($40K!), presented by @SavingPlaces and @AmericanExpress. A favorite stop when roving in the NEK. Congratulations! #HistoricPreservation @ACCDVermont

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Stand aside, Nessie! Lake Champlain has it's own legendary underwater beast. We're so proud of our local monster that it has its own baseball team @VTLakeMonsters and in 1982 the VT House officially recognized and protected Champ! #ArchivesUnderTheSea #ArchivesHashtagParty

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Vermont may be inland now, but once we were part of a prehistoric ocean! If these 1950s #MtPhilo @VTStateParks tourists had visited some thousands of years earlier, this view would have been part of the Champlain Sea #ArchivesUnderTheSea #ArchivesHashtagParty

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May is #NationalPhotographyMonth and @NEDCC has some great resources on how to identify and care for photographs: https://t.co/1rfp0kfLsG