OCTOBER is Archives Month, an opportunity to highlight the work of archivists and archival institutions in our area. We have compiled a list of ideas you can implement in your repository. Some of these activities will require planning ahead, some can be done at the last minute. The Society of American Archivists also as a number of resources for Archives Month. Good luck!
- Exhibits
- Tours
- Behind-the-scenes tours
- Demonstrations/how-to
- 10-10 Digital records day
- movie nights (digital), one-time event or via social media
- Historic photos on Instagram
- Facebook day
- Twitter day
- International Archives Day 6/9, foreign collections or foreign language collections
- Poster
- Cooking with archivists, cookbooks, recipes
- 10/15 Home movie day (how to take care of them)
- Documenting community archives
- Art in archives
- Family History Month (Oct)
- Wacky national days, weird Archives day
- Haunted histories, haunted places
- ask the conservator day, ask an archivist
- Veterans and their collections
- Antiques Roadshow-type event on Facebook live
- Nighttime or weekend events
- Painting parties (historic photos)
- Art walk and activities
- Comics
- Collaborations with other institutions
- Tour of founding documents around the state
- Controversial collections (Wallace & Ladmo)
- Decade series on social media (30’s, 40’s, etc.) decade Mondays
- Add an image in social media (like a poster), email signature line
- Feature Holloween-themed collections like murder (e.g. Winnie Ruth Judd)
- Highlight sports-related items
- Use maps
- Architectural history
- 100 years of World War 1, Armistice Day 11/11/18
- Collaborate with tribal archives
- 10/12 Indigenous people’s day
- Writing seminar around an image or artifact, fiction writing
- Bring in guest speakers
- Dramatic presentations inspired by archival collections
- Pop-up exhibits
- Landmarks, documenting a freeway from different perspectives
- Water history in AZ, partnerships
- Mock trials
- Choose a theme for the day
- Contact your legislator today, unified message
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