Archive Talk: Resources

Archival Development - Resources - Collection PreservationThe National Archives UKwww.nationalarchives.gov.uk/information-management/www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/archives-sector/As the government's national archive for England, Wales and the United Kingdom, they hold over 1,000 years of the nation's records for...

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Heritage at Risk – New Sign on Melrose House

A New Sign For Melrose House: For SaleFor the resident of Gouyave, the saga of Melrose House continues.The historic building, which has been threatened with demolition, has now been put up for sale by the current owner. So much for our cry for help in May 2011.One of the last remaining  of its type...

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Digital Preservation: Digitisation dilemmas

Digitisation dilemmas[caption id="" align="alignright" width="201"] Operating a digital camera via the laptop[/caption]There are substantial benefits to be gained by digitising paper records. As a result, the number of organisations undertaking digitisation has increased dramatically in recent years.However,...

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Grenada and UNESCO: Caribbean Knowledge Societies

Building Caribbean Knowledge Societies: IFAP Conference in GrenadaOver 50 delegates from 13 Caribbean countries gathered for the First UNESCO Regional IFAP Conference in Saint George's, Grenada during the 15th and 17th June 2011. Under the theme "Building Caribbean Knowledge Societies", the Conference aimed to...

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Archive Talk - Birth dates and the British Empire

Archive Talk - Birth dates and the British EmpireI always feel a mild sense of archivist euphoria when I encounter a document bearing my birth date: 9 July. Certainly the oldest such document I’ve uncovered while working on the ARCHIVE project lives at the Rosenbach Museum and Library: a 9 July, 1657 letter written...

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Heritage at Risk – Save Melrose House

Save Melrose HouseMelrose House - Source: The Willie Redhead FoundationIn August of 2010, many Grenadians became aware of the potential to lose yet another of Grenada’s significant historic heritage sites. In this case, the threat was not from a natural disaster like hurricane Ivan, but from the wrecking...

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Heritage at Risk – Heritage Tourism Loosing

From “Poems of Life” by Dr. Leonard Merrydale Comissiong (c.1940).The poem above was written more than seven decades ago, and according to The Sentinel’s view is not very different from our GRENADA TODAY.After listening to Mr. Simon Stiell – the recently appointed Director of the Board of Tourism, on the George...

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Heritage at Risk - No Way To Treat A National Monument

No Way To Treat A National MonumentHouse House pre Hurricane IvanIt has been almost seven years since Hurricane Ivan devastated Grenada and astonishingly many of our country’s important historic monuments remain in disrepair.In many cases, the damage inflicted by Ivan and Emily (the following year) on these...

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Preservation: Conservation Materials

Book Maintenance MaterialsAcid-Free BoxboardArchival Papers & FilmsCorrugated BoardEthafoam/Polyethylene FoamJapanese & Marbled PapersPolyester Sheets & RollsCleaning Materials Cleaning Swabs, 36-Piece KitEach Cleaning Swab Kit contains 36 swabs, including 6 each of six different styles of various...

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