We’ve been sharing several posts called “Archive Treasures” where a photo or an object is highlighted from our archives of the last 75 years. Now we again send out our prayers of gratitude to the benefactors who have enabled us to really tackle the huge labor of love in sorting through decades of photo material stored over the years in a variety of containers, organized partially in sundry ways, moved literally thousands of miles 3 or more times. The recent gifts of plastic boxes, photo sleeve inserts, and archive quality binders have our photo organizing Sister very optimistic and energized to dig into the photo labyrinth once again. Because of these material gifts, it also means the ability to share ‘finds’ with the rest of the community can be done easily and quickly. Thank you again. And yes, we plan on continuing to share the treasures. But one treasure we value deeply is the prayers and support of all those who assist us. God bless y’all…or all y’all!
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- Imagine inheriting these envelopes stuffed with photos…to verify, sort, and organize into a usable reference resource in the archives.
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- Remember when people took rolls of films to stores to have them developed?
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- Kitchen supplies? Perhaps, but these have been staples in the attempts to organize the hard copy loose photos over the years.
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- Another common monastery ‘must have’ – cardboard. Like plastic bags that photos fall out of, this too has drawbacks: like when the box of photos it is organizing is dropped or spilled.
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- Then there is the attempt to try file folders and other files to hold photos and scrapbook remnants.
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- Aren’t you glad you chose Glad or Ziplock?
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- A quick glance at just one of many, many boxes of various sized photos and negatives from our Founder’s life and our Community history.
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- More little boxes and ziplock bags and paper and card stock dividers.
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- Memories! They are worth saving! And sorting, and verifying, and labeling, and protecting and enjoying.
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- The moisture, mice, and insects appreciate the cardboard bankers boxes storing the majority of our archive material, including the photos. The upgrade to plastic sealed file boxes is needed.
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- Sister smiles in relief as she begins putting the early days photos in order in the new photo sleeve inserts gifted to us. We are so grateful!
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- Thanks to benefactors generosity we can now begin filing scanned photos into photo sleeves for the binders. It allows for easy viewing both front and back and eliminates having to dig through envelopes and boxes to cross check already scanned items.
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- WOW! Doesn’t this look so much neater and easier to use…and enjoy! As the photo project continues our whole community will be able to enjoy the discoveries of unearthed treasures from the archives. Thank you!