Preserving Your Ancestor's Textiles and Handmade Treasures

Melissa Barker
Oct 29, 2021
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About this webinar

Learn from an archivist the best practices to preserving your ancestor’s textiles and handmade items. Everything from Grandma's quilt, that old Christening gown, your Dad's letterman jacket and military uniforms. These textiles and handmade items need special care and consideration when it comes to preservation and storage.

About the speaker

Melissa Barker is a Certified Archives Manager and Public Historian currently working at the Houston County, Tennessee Archives & Museum where she has been the first and only archivist for the pas...
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