Community Archives

If you are an individual or community who is interested in preserving their family, collective, and individual histories, here are some resources to support this effort.

Presentation and Assessment from Gullah Geechee Resource Fair (April 2024)

On April 13, 2024, Manager of Archival Services, Aaisha Haykal and Processing Archivist, Georgette Mayo presented on Community Archives and Avery 101 at the Gullah Geechee Resource fair. Below is the link to this presentation and the self-assessment that they provided.

Community_Archive (Presentation, PDF)

CA_Assessment_Worksheet (Self-Assessment, PDF)

How do I Preserve and Provide Online Access to Historical Material as a Community or Individual?

Check out this helpful resource list

I am Interested in Conducting an Oral History; Where Should I Start?

Check out this helpful toolkit created by the Lowcountry Oral History Initiative (LOHI)

Preserving the Black Family: A Conversation with Avery Research Center Archival Team (Video-May 2021)

Viewers will be able to learn how to start their family archives, along with how to treasure, preserve, and interpret these records.

I am interested in having an archivist coming to consult, do you all do this?

The Avery Research Center's archival staff are available to consult with community members, individuals, churches, businesses, etc., about their archival/historical records. Please use the contact form to email us or call 843-953-7608.