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Interest: Genealogy & Local History

Ypsi Stories Episode 11: The Union Comes to Town – A Labor History of Willow Run

Published: September 1, 2021

Episode 11 of Ypsi Stories.

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Ypsi Stories Episode 10: From Here To There By Land And Water

Published: August 4, 2021

Episode 10 of Ypsi Stories.

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Ypsi Stories Episode 7: Ypsilanti’s Water Street Sculpture Garden

Published: May 5, 2021

Episode 7 of Ypsi Stories.

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Photograph of Charles Pattison
Ypsi Stories Episode 6: The Information Age before the Information Age

Published: April 6, 2021

Episode 6 of Ypsi Stories.

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Preservation: Save Your Stuff and Pass It On!

Here are guides to taking care of items worth preserving. An ounce of preservation : a guide to the care of papers and photographs This book is a comprehensive guide to the environmental conditions that damage documents and photographs, and the appropriate preventative measures. There are also instructions to clean and repair items, locating and working with a conservator and arrange document and photograph collections. Find in catalog How to archive family photos : a step-by-step guide to organize and share your photos digitally A practical how-to guide for organizing your growing digital photo collection, digitizing and preserving heirloom family …

Ypsi Stories Episode 5: Ypsilanti’s Palm Leaf Club

Published: March 3, 2021

Episode 5 of Ypsi Stories.

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Scrapbook storytelling : save family stories and memories with photos, journaling and your own creativity

A guide to scrapbooking and journaling collects tips and techniques for preserving memories, photographs, and family stories.

Preserving Your Family Photographs

Taylor outlines in straightforward steps how to save your family photographs by using the methods that conservators and photo curators use everyday. You’ll learn how to Identify the types of damage already done to the photos in your collection, take care of all your photos so that damage is a thing of the past, select a conservator to repair damaged photos and preserve your digital images.

New ideas for crafting heritage albums

This book showcases the many new archival products that have been developed and illuminates new trends in scrapbooking. Readers will also discover new ideas for preserving and presenting more family heirlooms and relics than ever before, including:  cassette and video tapes, using a scanner to restore faded or damaged photographic images, and an entire chapter on saving family recipes.

How to archive family photos : a step-by-step guide to organize and share your photos digitally

A practical how-to guide for organizing your growing digital photo collection, digitizing and preserving heirloom family photos, and sharing your treasured photos. In this book, you’ll find:  Simple strategies to get your photos out of a smartphone or camera and into a safe storage space; Easy methods to organize and back up your digital photos, including file-naming and tagging hints; Achievable steps to digitize and preserve heirloom family photos.

Memory gifts : preserving your treasured past in special ways

Scrapbooks may be the most obvious way to corral treasured photographs, but many other items also lend themselves to memory crafting. In Memory Gifts: Preserving Your Treasured Past in Special Ways, Marie Browning offers an assortment of ideas for utilizing photos in home accessories and a few wearables.

An ounce of preservation : a guide to the care of papers and photographs

This book is a comprehensive guide to the environmental conditions that damage documents and photographs, and the appropriate preventative measures. There are also instructions to clean and repair items, locating and working with a conservator and arrange document and photograph collections.

Preservation Week 2021

Preservation Week 2021 The American Library Association established Preservation Week to connect communities through events, activities, and resources that highlight what we can do to preserve personal and shared collections. April 25-May 1 focuses on the ways to explore the many facets of preservation through YDL, in the community, and in the wider world. Saving Your Stuff gives tips to help you start preserving all sorts of items from film to LP records to paper. Ask Donia, a preservation specialist, your preservation questions! Preservation for Families offers ideas to get the whole family involved. Using Oral History to Tell Your …

NEH For All the World to See Virtual Tour

Published: December 22, 2020

The virtual tour and accompanying activities for the NEH For All the World to See exhibit are ready to explore!

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Ypsi Stories

Join us quarterly to hear Ypsilanti History in story form!

Ypsi Stories Episode 1: Lucius Lyon and the Land Speculators

Published: November 4, 2020

Hear Chapter 1 of Look Both Ways!

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Michigan History Magazine

Published by the Historical Society of Michigan, Michigan History offers readers an inspiring array of articles about Michigan’s diverse history.

Remembering Medal of Honor Recipient Charles Kettles

Published: February 8, 2019

Lt. Col. (Ret.) Charles Kettles was an Army veteran from Ypsilanti who passed away on January 21, 2019 at the age of 89. Mr. Kettles was a helicopter pilot in the Army during the Vietnam War. In 1967, he led a series of daring rescue missions in his helicopter after American troops were ambushed in South Vietnam. He ultimately saved the lives of over 40 people. For these heroic acts, Mr. Kettles was awarded the Medal of Honor in 2016. In 2006, Mr. Kettles recorded an oral history interview with Bill Vollano as part of the Veterans History Project through …

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MyHeritage: Library Edition

One of the largest genealogy databases of its kind, with over 6 billion historical records from the U.S. and around the world.