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.
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.
Presentation and handouts from "Everyone has an Archive: Organizing and Inventorying the Treasures you Own" (March 2026)
On March 31st, Georgette Mayo hosted a presentation titled "Everyone has an Archive: Organizing and Inventorying the Treasures you Own."This workshop went beyond the usual paper documents and photographs to explore the artifacts people collect. Your collection tells a story and provides visual memories for you and others. Whether you collect action figures, vintage clothing, vinyl records, Pokémon cards, and other treasures, this discussion is for anyone who wants to know more about organizing and keeping track of their possessions.
Below are the presentations and handouts that were available during the program.
Everyone Has An Archive discussion 31 March 2026 (PDF)
Everyone Has an Archive Resources Everyone Has an Archive Typescript (PDF)
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.