Archives and individual alike are invited to share their archive items during Explore Your Archive Week
The Archives and Records Association (ARA), who run the campaign, are inviting people to post images from their own ‘archives’ along with the daily themes and, as a finale to the week, ‘Your Archive’, handing over the social media feed to anyone who has intriguing old photos, diaries, albums or letters in their own ‘collection’ to share. If you’d like to share items on Family Tree’s social media, please e-mail rachelb@warnersgroup.co.uk
The ARA are also running a number of free events for the public to find out from experts how they can get the best out of archives for their own research, whether that’s into family history, local history or that of marginalised communities. There will also be an insight into the work of archive conservators, who will also give tips on how to keep your own treasures safe at home.