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Archives often operate with small budgets and limited staff, and the work that happens behind the scenes can easily become invisible to leadership or funding bodies. When you collect statistics consistently, you create a record that shows how people use the archive and how much work is being done every day. https://www.backlog-archivists.com/blog/deciphering-handwriting-nineteenth-century monthly 0.5 2026-03-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62794335a99c9b0834a0c07a/84eafcc4-3f20-4c33-a6f9-c0b14760dc6d/Spencerian_example.jpg Blog - Deciphering Handwriting III: Industrial Revolution and Beginnings of the Information Age - Compare the roundhand style to Spencerian (above), shown in a letter from 1884. 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Note that the name of the accused, Jacobite leader Sir William Wyndam, has been added later, using a roman-style type face. 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Tip #34: Never store your news clippings next to other documents. - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.backlog-archivists.com/blog/tip-33-limit-handling-damage-with-phase-boxes monthly 0.5 2026-01-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62794335a99c9b0834a0c07a/4c7e478e-ce53-4d4d-b07d-fe05938dc636/12.12.25+-+Tip+33+-+Phase+boxes.png Blog - Tip #33: Limit handling damage with phase boxes. - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62794335a99c9b0834a0c07a/8972ae8f-f33a-442b-8bd8-2f5bf06b7fd6/12.12.25+-+Tip+33+-+Phase+boxes+pt.2.png Blog - Tip #33: Limit handling damage with phase boxes. - Phase boxes are custom made cases for individual books, that allow you to organize books separately rather than as part of a larger collection. https://www.backlog-archivists.com/blog/tip-32-balance-access-with-preservation monthly 0.5 2026-01-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62794335a99c9b0834a0c07a/b7d9a2e2-668d-407b-827d-6c0b33c7c662/11.21.25+-+Tip+32+-+Reformatting+.png Blog - Tip #32: Balance access with preservation. - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62794335a99c9b0834a0c07a/97dad61f-5d74-487a-aa03-93dfdddc496f/11.21.25+-+Tip+32+-+Reformatting+pt2.png Blog - Tip #32: Balance access with preservation. - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.backlog-archivists.com/blog/tip-31-limit-playback-of-vinyl-records monthly 0.5 2026-01-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62794335a99c9b0834a0c07a/e18e9cd6-5f0a-4cb7-ba9a-2a9e70e54e3b/11.07.25+-+Tip+31+-+Turntables.png Blog - Tip #31: Limit playback of vinyl records. - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62794335a99c9b0834a0c07a/54779291-544f-44e2-968a-ecc5ee15e8b6/11.07.25+-+Tip+31+-+Turntables+pt.+2.png Blog - Tip #31: Limit playback of vinyl records. https://www.backlog-archivists.com/blog/tip-30-wear-nitrile-gloves-when-handling-film monthly 0.5 2026-01-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62794335a99c9b0834a0c07a/05ef123a-a681-4d5b-ac8f-ecc13e68043c/10.24.25+-+Tip+30+-+Film+and+Gloves.png Blog - Tip #30: Wear nitrile gloves when handling film. - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.backlog-archivists.com/blog/tip17-w4mya-4llaw-5tfz8-gb9ga-h9csj-7tb5b-33x5z-wpd4x-rxc4h-skdw6 monthly 0.5 2025-10-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62794335a99c9b0834a0c07a/cc35451e-897c-48de-b631-5e44840eb96d/10.01.25+-+Tip+29+-+CD-RWs.png Blog - Tip #29: Be extra careful with your CD-RWs. - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62794335a99c9b0834a0c07a/4aaad797-07dd-4eba-8c74-b30baedf84e8/10.01.25+-+Tip+29+-+CD-RWs+pt+2.png Blog - Tip #29: Be extra careful with your CD-RWs. - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.backlog-archivists.com/blog/tip17-w4mya-4llaw-5tfz8-gb9ga-h9csj-7tb5b-33x5z-wpd4x-rxc4h monthly 0.5 2025-10-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62794335a99c9b0834a0c07a/5d125262-ef59-4f99-9dc9-e6e6b979ef0f/9.19.25+-+Tip+28+-+Optical+Media.png Blog - Tip #28: Optical media isn’t immune to the typical archival archnemeses. - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62794335a99c9b0834a0c07a/b614160a-5bc2-4dc2-a1d1-f50be1d3ea5f/9.19.25+-+Tip+28+-+Optical+Media+pt.+2.png Blog - Tip #28: Optical media isn’t immune to the typical archival archnemeses. - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.backlog-archivists.com/blog/tip-27-only-you-can-prevent-the-gunking-up-of-your-tape-player monthly 0.5 2026-01-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62794335a99c9b0834a0c07a/d7e4dd47-6c70-43dc-9ec2-6d9ac8d28422/9.05.25+-+Tip+27+-+Video+Cassette.png Blog - Tip #27: Only you can prevent the gunking up of your tape player. - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62794335a99c9b0834a0c07a/7ffbc26a-9b03-48f9-8a38-bb872a09768f/9.05.25+-+Tip+27+-+Video+Cassette+pt.+2.png Blog - Tip #27: Only you can prevent the gunking up of your tape player. - In video cassettes (and other kinds of magnetic tapes), humidity causes sticky shed syndrome. 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This week’s #FridayFind is… a record of birth! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.backlog-archivists.com/blog/tip14 monthly 0.5 2025-02-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62794335a99c9b0834a0c07a/c55d5d19-790f-4284-8bf2-67156358b4b9/2.28.25+-+Tip+14.png Blog - Tip #14: Keep calm and make an emergency plan. - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.backlog-archivists.com/blog/census monthly 0.5 2025-02-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62794335a99c9b0834a0c07a/44789f8e-c886-4f16-a688-5ad66946222a/2.21.25+-+1870+Census.png Blog - This week’s #FridayFind is… the 1870 census! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62794335a99c9b0834a0c07a/b6c4d0ae-8687-4c21-afc6-ad4f7d5a3353/2.21.25+-+1870+Census+pt.+2.png Blog - This week’s #FridayFind is… the 1870 census! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.backlog-archivists.com/blog/tip13 monthly 0.5 2025-02-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62794335a99c9b0834a0c07a/5db5afbb-1af0-4479-8914-d9563ef1b206/2.14.25+-+Tip+12.png Blog - Tip #13: Learn what’s important. - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.backlog-archivists.com/blog/a-community-attic-no-more monthly 0.5 2025-02-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62794335a99c9b0834a0c07a/78a0aeec-9b69-43f8-ba6c-9dd97c13a84a/Untitled+design.png Blog - A Community Attic No More - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62794335a99c9b0834a0c07a/ee2fe578-4961-4f8c-b9c9-dc11941e7a4f/2.png Blog - A Community Attic No More - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.backlog-archivists.com/blog/qsiud4nu7tm67auk62thuzbjkn8jji monthly 0.5 2025-02-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62794335a99c9b0834a0c07a/1738556604788-14ES48XO8SJLXSJU1SZP/1.31.25+-+Deer+Kill+Count+pt.+1.png Blog - This week’s #FridayFind is… a kill count in an obituary? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62794335a99c9b0834a0c07a/1738556604676-6YJ0L7SJTODFB6Y0C7PF/1.31.25+-+Deer+Kill+Count+pt.+2.png Blog - This week’s #FridayFind is… a kill count in an obituary? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62794335a99c9b0834a0c07a/1738556609669-ZLSD9BC4E8CAK23QJQF0/1.31.25+-+Deer+Kill+Count+pt.+3.png Blog - This week’s #FridayFind is… a kill count in an obituary? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62794335a99c9b0834a0c07a/1738556610431-TPNDM9AY6ZDIQ3WXGDJ2/1.31.25+-+Deer+Kill+Count+pt.+4.png Blog - This week’s #FridayFind is… a kill count in an obituary? https://www.backlog-archivists.com/blog/6e7owbtlcdk143wqj2ty6sl9ojwxgh monthly 0.5 2025-02-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62794335a99c9b0834a0c07a/ba8e4a90-2bcf-4bc7-a2fc-6d8941fc0f03/1.24.25+-+Tip+12.png Blog - Tip #12: Differentiate between high panic and low panic threats. - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.backlog-archivists.com/blog/yhmtc3996owa89waq61pfvieasvzfi monthly 0.5 2025-02-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62794335a99c9b0834a0c07a/69f99bb0-995a-4d0c-91c2-7bd73411d001/1.17.25+-+Father+in+law.png Blog - This week’s #FridayFind is… a family feud? - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.backlog-archivists.com/blog/86i8pp1zfd28ql6b8w6xu2n6ko4tvx monthly 0.5 2025-02-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62794335a99c9b0834a0c07a/34f8a996-40db-4d48-ae33-16f832b719b2/1.10.25+-+Tip+11.png Blog - Tip #11: No matter how temporary, never store items on the ground. - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62794335a99c9b0834a0c07a/4f741795-44e8-44f3-9a07-19e666335ecc/1.10.25+-+Tip+11+pt2.png Blog - Tip #11: No matter how temporary, never store items on the ground. - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.backlog-archivists.com/blog/this-weeks-fridayfind-isa-castle monthly 0.5 2025-02-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62794335a99c9b0834a0c07a/c7ab0a24-fdc0-41fb-a358-ff56c6b4ed6f/1.3.25+-+Castletownroche.png Blog - This week’s #FridayFind is…a castle? - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.backlog-archivists.com/blog/ejherfvhs76prdjp6v7v1r58ot4d8u monthly 0.5 2025-02-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62794335a99c9b0834a0c07a/e95bc9d8-098c-4348-9d8d-09b15b04d5c9/12.27.24+-+Tip+10.png Blog - Tip #10: Check the temperature and relative humidity of your collection often. - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62794335a99c9b0834a0c07a/c3e85b0e-9b13-4310-a3de-e3f293094546/12.27.24+-+Tip+10+pt2.png Blog - Tip #10: Check the temperature and relative humidity of your collection often. - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.backlog-archivists.com/blog/kzs7nzc88mxkd74z17r2eml5gx5cuz monthly 0.5 2025-02-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62794335a99c9b0834a0c07a/2f801964-e590-48d1-b18e-e5047fb21b93/12.20.24+-+Burial+Records.png Blog - This week’s #FridayFind is… a cemetery plot? - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.backlog-archivists.com/blog/mi87cn077m9lvvxbhhszm870fi37at monthly 0.5 2025-02-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62794335a99c9b0834a0c07a/dabc8213-e36b-4df4-82e8-178d61577ce7/12.13.24+-+Tip+9.png Blog - Tip #9: No matter how malevolent mold may seem, it’s not actually out to get you. - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62794335a99c9b0834a0c07a/94b80aa5-b89f-409f-83a6-6332100e6a95/12.13.24+-+Tip+9+pt.+2.png Blog - Tip #9: No matter how malevolent mold may seem, it’s not actually out to get you. - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.backlog-archivists.com/blog/v6x243woylmo7wyy4tws0wb923t74y monthly 0.5 2025-02-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62794335a99c9b0834a0c07a/80dcca7c-6715-4b2b-8bda-e9f02d8a1ee1/Screenshot+2025-01-15+at+18.12.22.png Blog - This week’s #FridayFind is… an event that happens only once every 365 days: December 3rd. - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.backlog-archivists.com/blog/n1khesk2tbfh9orafhbq51glj4tx2h monthly 0.5 2025-02-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62794335a99c9b0834a0c07a/22290c86-77e7-4c53-9315-727b21700918/Screenshot+2025-01-15+at+19.23.27.png Blog - Tip #8: Creepy crawlies won’t wait for an invitation to come for dinner. - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62794335a99c9b0834a0c07a/6a725d16-a795-4d35-b8db-9832f32737dc/Pests.png Blog - Tip #8: Creepy crawlies won’t wait for an invitation to come for dinner. - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.backlog-archivists.com/blog/aoipu00qr849bvvfbto7phlnz93mnq monthly 0.5 2025-02-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62794335a99c9b0834a0c07a/27da1a03-d22b-4625-924d-1317c19c0df1/11.22.24+-+Orphan+Inmate.png Blog - This week’s #FridayFind is… an inmate who wasn’t an inmate. - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.backlog-archivists.com/blog/hf6wqqpcyr7pbrqu4mkhuhfzxnl3zy monthly 0.5 2025-02-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62794335a99c9b0834a0c07a/09dc2e97-9d50-4c62-8d24-5bc990cb183f/11.15.24+-+Tip+7.png Blog - TIP #7: Not all dark stains denote an active mold infestation. - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.backlog-archivists.com/blog/lvv98dlxzihnzcl2htho4buq8a3z0l monthly 0.5 2025-02-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62794335a99c9b0834a0c07a/4b2c29e9-8f75-4466-b8e9-3a71bca89ea2/11.8.24+-+Passport+Description.png Blog - This week’s #FridayFind is… a 19th century passport application! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.backlog-archivists.com/blog/zgomtaaqdgezqk86ojo8e9nk0m7muy monthly 0.5 2025-02-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62794335a99c9b0834a0c07a/09bf7341-4739-4720-81a2-ef55ccdda45e/11.1.24+-+Tip+6.png Blog - TIP #6: According to the National Archive of Australia, images on thermal paper can fade in as little as five years. - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62794335a99c9b0834a0c07a/2369b400-8726-4e92-98dd-6fa1596215e3/11.1.24+-+Tip+6+pt.2.png Blog - TIP #6: According to the National Archive of Australia, images on thermal paper can fade in as little as five years. - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.backlog-archivists.com/blog/dfe8uxwq39c61etnskcqkse62m6bgh monthly 0.5 2025-02-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62794335a99c9b0834a0c07a/ba5cd596-6f7f-411b-985a-c6e8a9135db9/10.25.24+-+Halloween+Marriage.png Blog - This week’s #FridayFind is… a BOO-tiful wedding? - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.backlog-archivists.com/blog/lp12z8id3xvl9twh21ve4x3ndmiv8b monthly 0.5 2025-02-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62794335a99c9b0834a0c07a/474f46b7-a905-4709-bdc1-d9cfdd9b3e51/10.18.24+-+Tip+5+%281%29.png Blog - TIP #5: “Archival” is not a regulated certification and often misused for marketing purposes. - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62794335a99c9b0834a0c07a/0ae74df0-b397-4bd7-a5cb-4621f7b18311/10.18.24+-+Tip+5+pt.2.png Blog - TIP #5: “Archival” is not a regulated certification and often misused for marketing purposes. - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.backlog-archivists.com/blog/ljkjyjx4yjicyi61ld4egg7djfn220 monthly 0.5 2025-02-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62794335a99c9b0834a0c07a/090d4fa8-2fcf-4dce-a5c7-9281ea2af3a6/10.11.24+-+Tip+4.png Blog - TIP #4: Remember high school chemistry: buffer your acids. - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62794335a99c9b0834a0c07a/adac1401-b2e5-4390-a4f2-6f5637f6a901/10.11.24+-+Tip+4+pt.2.png Blog - TIP #4: Remember high school chemistry: buffer your acids. - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.backlog-archivists.com/blog/00br80jyftehaorgq87s5oh7yiauv7 monthly 0.5 2025-02-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62794335a99c9b0834a0c07a/c63dc3e0-364a-4dc8-bb06-fa734a0cd5f0/10.4.24+-+Arranged+Marriages.png Blog - This week’s #FridayFind is… a romance-loving priest? - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.backlog-archivists.com/blog/kehjb7hfmn55sokmgkd9h4d0mzn6vr monthly 0.5 2025-02-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62794335a99c9b0834a0c07a/eca1faf8-2a82-40dc-927b-ea083079c2ec/9.27.24+-+Surname+Distribution.png Blog - This week’s #FridayFind is… a surname distribution map! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.backlog-archivists.com/blog/u8d4grsrwev9o7l2bf9qbrx7719eef monthly 0.5 2025-02-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62794335a99c9b0834a0c07a/da7fc84c-8878-4b6a-8bce-de4ab36a9e8d/9.20.24+-+Tip+3.png Blog - TIP #3: Research the materials you’re handling before defaulting to wearing gloves. - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62794335a99c9b0834a0c07a/0bada7ca-4020-4883-8cde-4a80ab078e95/9.20.24+-+Tip+3+pt.+2.png Blog - TIP #3: Research the materials you’re handling before defaulting to wearing gloves. - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.backlog-archivists.com/blog/jaq2myi422699c3oxefsbxzjv3otlu monthly 0.5 2025-02-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62794335a99c9b0834a0c07a/1cb325c7-2ee3-454e-8bcd-fc4793ab412a/9.+13.+24+-+Ortssippenbuch.png Blog - This week’s #FridayFind is how to decode an Orssippenbuch! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.backlog-archivists.com/blog/9l7onweievcgzfxgsrrzw5yc7mzqf5 monthly 0.5 2025-02-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62794335a99c9b0834a0c07a/2e054b49-330a-4642-ac6c-52578bd4e1c3/9.6.24+-+Tip+2.png Blog - TIP #2: Make sure your materials have the support they need. - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62794335a99c9b0834a0c07a/27f145f6-440e-4551-9f7e-48f6b01330d4/9.6.24+-+Tip+2+pt.+2.png Blog - TIP #2: Make sure your materials have the support they need. - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.backlog-archivists.com/blog/pd8jvzsjcxxzz7lay86e8eez2b828i monthly 0.5 2025-02-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62794335a99c9b0834a0c07a/f20441f5-d4ec-4f89-bc34-9245ab8a31e5/8.30.+24+-+Ortssippenbucher.png Blog - This week’s #FridayFind is…. Ortssippenbücher! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.backlog-archivists.com/blog/tip-1-preservation-is-usually-easier-and-cheaper-than-conservation-or-recovery monthly 0.5 2025-02-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62794335a99c9b0834a0c07a/9ac4ea04-6fd1-44d6-9fd8-925e174eebcb/8.23.24+-+Tip+1+%281%29.png Blog - TIP #1: Preservation is usually easier and cheaper than conservation or recovery - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.backlog-archivists.com/blog/d6enotfbul4gvv8v9thfct6phc3jq7 monthly 0.5 2025-02-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62794335a99c9b0834a0c07a/709dc6c6-810e-48c4-b053-86dc60d63c29/8.16.24+-+Spanish+Land+Grant.png Blog - This week’s #FridayFind is St. Louis’s Spanish roots! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.backlog-archivists.com/blog/dwte3haiz59qch8t2j0kf6o909w490 monthly 0.5 2025-02-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62794335a99c9b0834a0c07a/d9418b6f-de9b-4c50-9e28-9c8d65bd76e5/8.2.24+-+Murder+List.png Blog - This week’s #FridayFind is an… itemized list of all the murders that occurred in St. Louis in the year 1880? - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62794335a99c9b0834a0c07a/651957af-ed21-41e6-a64a-dd4358a4e901/8.2.24+-+Murder+List+pt.2.png Blog - This week’s #FridayFind is an… itemized list of all the murders that occurred in St. Louis in the year 1880? - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.backlog-archivists.com/blog/f4nd0zlh9adl13j6esqleciwgl2cp0 monthly 0.5 2025-02-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62794335a99c9b0834a0c07a/cfabd376-bc4e-47fb-9bf0-68199c9c528f/7.12.24+-+Kissing+Cousins+pt.+1.png Blog - This week’s #FridayFind is a marriage fraud! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62794335a99c9b0834a0c07a/9aa41078-7407-4518-a7de-6c50fe95a069/7.12.24+-+Kissing+Cousins+pt.+2.png Blog - This week’s #FridayFind is a marriage fraud! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.backlog-archivists.com/blog/e68184cvnc2qu2bu2x8bxiqk644kja monthly 0.5 2025-02-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62794335a99c9b0834a0c07a/5b00f8a8-d017-4a06-8032-0095418f789a/6.28.24+-+Hemorrhoids.png Blog - This week’s #FridayFind is an unfortunate cause of death. - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.backlog-archivists.com/blog/dvsowi4393qdd0cvbcmaj893ub5myt monthly 0.5 2025-02-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62794335a99c9b0834a0c07a/40787488-4354-4e24-bf97-ce8ca256b984/6.14.24+-+Other+Language.png Blog - This week’s #FridayFind is a pair of early 20th century census annotations! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.backlog-archivists.com/blog/8sesmvaxpe1prt2bw5kwvk1lhlnril monthly 0.5 2025-02-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62794335a99c9b0834a0c07a/ebf58212-9ba1-4761-a7f6-79c46dccd512/5.31.24+-+Business+Trip.png Blog - From vivid deaths to thrilling 19th-century thefts, past newspapers differ from today. This week’s #FridayFind explores what was deemed newsworthy in a 1916 newspaper! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.backlog-archivists.com/blog/gwzbmv72lspbrbilhe4xepceentzon monthly 0.5 2025-02-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62794335a99c9b0834a0c07a/cca91eb0-59d1-4bb5-878e-562e347e6841/5.17.24+-+Gotlieb+Mayer+pt.2.png Blog - Last week’s find was the craftwork of a silversmith. This week’s #FridayFind is how you can find said craftwork. - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.backlog-archivists.com/blog/59ovby3swix6sc1smvltg1kl3x880u monthly 0.5 2025-02-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62794335a99c9b0834a0c07a/b333e09b-4a3b-4ba1-a61a-c8854159cad6/4.19.24+-+Double+Census.png Blog - Since 1790, the U.S. census has been a once-in-a-decade tradition of data collection. But this week’s #FridayFind highlights a rare exception to this long-standing statistics-gathering routine! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.backlog-archivists.com/blog/386l7xtilz710fg4tc7niiy7z8temo monthly 0.5 2025-02-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62794335a99c9b0834a0c07a/9fbe8035-4004-465f-8278-25b6a1a50070/4.5.24+-+Counterfeiters.png Blog - We may be a few days late for April Fools’ Day, but this week’s #FridayFind is no joke! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62794335a99c9b0834a0c07a/dd7cbde8-bd6e-4f12-bb01-1881c17e9bbe/4.5.24+-+Counterfeiters+pt.2.png Blog - We may be a few days late for April Fools’ Day, but this week’s #FridayFind is no joke! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.backlog-archivists.com/blog/rw1b0jqjeqykkkggl5skisrzzta87j monthly 0.5 2025-02-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62794335a99c9b0834a0c07a/1c919628-d16b-4398-9db8-111445030fef/3.21.24+-+5+Generations+pt.+2.png Blog - This week’s #FridayFind is a full house, even by 20th-century standards. - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.backlog-archivists.com/blog/haenthrms2th8xiwvjy4c36j3vbt9h monthly 0.5 2025-02-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62794335a99c9b0834a0c07a/563d57df-3502-47d6-b944-9a48f5fd6fae/3.8.24+-+Women%27s+Income.png Blog - Happy Women’s History Month! This week’s #FridayFind is a 20th-century career woman. - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62794335a99c9b0834a0c07a/2703848f-8a1c-4a12-9e0f-6f277810d334/3.8.24+-+Women%27s+Income+pt+2.png Blog - Happy Women’s History Month! This week’s #FridayFind is a 20th-century career woman. - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.backlog-archivists.com/blog/9xlrk1ax2kteda0z03n9it468xd6a1 monthly 0.5 2025-02-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62794335a99c9b0834a0c07a/f4db5321-c643-4a2a-be66-941d356fda7c/2.23.24+-+Pension+Index.png Blog - This week’s #FridayFind isn’t a draft card but a pension index card! - Make it stand out US Civil War Pension File Index. https://www.backlog-archivists.com/blog/fqn32m5te6tkvgy1lvj8lkeohil9sl monthly 0.5 2025-02-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62794335a99c9b0834a0c07a/29706fde-1c06-448b-9b2c-b55fa4c4ab32/2.9.24+-+Draft+Registration+Card+pt.2.png Blog - This week’s #FridayFind isn’t the height of your great-grandfather but his “other obvious physical characteristics that will aid in identification.” - Make it stand out WWII Draft Registration Cards, St. Louis, MO, 25 Apr 1942. https://www.backlog-archivists.com/blog/kcur98g6eiph48n7d6jvxgi2qcqao0 monthly 0.5 2025-02-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62794335a99c9b0834a0c07a/afe97f8e-ea46-4e44-82bb-91f0e342b5e3/1.26.24+-+Draft+Registration+Card.png Blog - This week’s #FridayFind is the height of your great-grandfather…? - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.backlog-archivists.com/blog/076e59s28htldbs77g0vo2m1kztr4w monthly 0.5 2025-02-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62794335a99c9b0834a0c07a/9e29e184-0f02-4071-bbfe-93675e48deca/1.11.24+-+Baptismal+Death+Date.png Blog - This week’s #FridayFind is an elusive date of death. - Make it stand out “Obiit 1878 Juni 18,” St. Peter & Paul, Holdorf, Oldenburg, Germany. https://www.backlog-archivists.com/blog/90wkmtito0fgpttx33lt5ey4xtlw49 monthly 0.5 2025-02-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62794335a99c9b0834a0c07a/c39ab4f5-8a02-4e98-96b4-98260cbe68a8/12.29.23+-+Census+Misspelling.png Blog - This week’s #FridayFind is a curious case of the census! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.backlog-archivists.com/blog/017g2lfrgsa29db03do09yob2sdewj monthly 0.5 2025-02-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62794335a99c9b0834a0c07a/1c5261db-d4c9-4bf7-8d88-5d7efd7a973f/12.15.23+-+Grand+Theft+Image+1.png Blog - This week’s #FridayFind is grand theft! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62794335a99c9b0834a0c07a/f55d6c29-3da7-4986-a602-4a06e311a7ee/12.15.23+-+Grand+Theft+Image+2.png Blog - This week’s #FridayFind is grand theft! - Make it stand out St. Louis Post Dispatch, 10 July 1898, page 30. https://www.backlog-archivists.com/blog/e5o8urtuxj4j1as09wxvtqsiv9b393 monthly 0.5 2025-02-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62794335a99c9b0834a0c07a/7579f394-6ab0-4b67-b969-cfbab6b9b030/Screenshot+2025-01-10+at+18.57.17.png Blog - This week’s #FridayFind is not one but two elopements! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.backlog-archivists.com/blog/ehzpnrhcpjt1kxdcth99q5epvk4etw monthly 0.5 2025-02-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62794335a99c9b0834a0c07a/cc787ba8-899b-45d1-907c-dae943236d52/11.17.23+-+Asylum+Image+1.png Blog - This week’s #FridayFind is a family secret - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62794335a99c9b0834a0c07a/c6faaa98-b5bc-4c2d-9a2a-71a2f820c974/11.17.23+-+Asylum+Image+2.png Blog - This week’s #FridayFind is a family secret - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.backlog-archivists.com/blog/e108gym21lpc77e6cyqms18q0t1tfe monthly 0.5 2025-02-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62794335a99c9b0834a0c07a/4a760014-2b52-4cf4-b068-1850fe3fc823/Screenshot+2025-01-10+at+18.25.38.png Blog - This week’s #FridayFind is a tragedy - Make it stand out William Hacker Circumstances of his Death, St. Louis Post Dispatch, 26 Feb 1921. https://www.backlog-archivists.com/blog/l4vme3obecso2ekd0fy7p1kufpx02w monthly 0.5 2025-02-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62794335a99c9b0834a0c07a/6f6eae56-0313-42d8-acf6-89f8ac901f6b/Screenshot+2025-01-10+at+18.11.07.png Blog - This week’s #FridayFind is a 19th-century scandal! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.backlog-archivists.com/blog/yd5m5j8218mx603vvbbw7nhu1encxw monthly 0.5 2025-02-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62794335a99c9b0834a0c07a/0714499a-9ad2-44a5-bd99-043bf687b8fb/9.22.23+-+Missing+Marriage+Record.png Blog - For our first ever #FridayFind we have the case of a missing marriage record - Make it stand out Illinois, Diocese of Belleville, Parish Records, St. Clair, East St. Louis, St. Elizabeth Parish, Marriages 1905-1932. 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