Join us in Essex County this June for the last session of our immersive spring workshop, designed to equip you with essential techniques for salvaging various paper-based collection items.

WORKSHOP
Basic Salvage Techniques for Paper Collections
Presenters:?Liyah Desher,?Education & Outreach Specialist, DHPSNY;?Kate Jacus, Preservation Specialist, DHPSNY
Location:?Fort Ticonderoga, 102 Fort Ti Rd, Ticonderoga, NY 12883
Date: Thursday, June 13, 2024
Time:?10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

This program will cover the role of wet salvage of paper-based collections as part of a larger incident response. After an overview of emergency preparation and response protocols, participants will take on incident response roles and run through a mock-flood scenario.?In this hands-on program, participants will work?in groups?to salvage?and triage a variety of collection items from a pool, including papers, photographs, and bound materials.?A post-scenario debrief gives participants the opportunity to review their actions with workshop instructors.

Register by Friday, May 31, 2024:?.

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Documentary Heritage and Preservation Services for New York (DHPSNY) is a program of the New York State Archives and New York State Library, with?services provided by the Conservation Center for Art & Historic Artifacts.

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