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Personal Histories are Community Histories

By Jessica Woolman on April 23, 2014

You are invited to celebrate Preservation Week with UBC Library as we feature blog posts from our community members highlighting personal archives and family histories.

Do you have a special heritage object that you’d like to share with the UBC community? Perhaps a family heirloom with an interesting story or piece of memorabilia? The stories we tell are more than just personal histories; they are the histories of our community. Help us celebrate those memories worth saving by sharing yours. We will be posting all the stories we receive on Storify and Flickr throughout Preservation Week (April 27 to May 3).

To participate, submit an image of your heritage object along with a story or description of the items. Please limit your story to approximately 300 words or less.

You can tweet us, Facebook us, or even just make a comment on this post! Or to have your photo posted on our Flickr account, send us an image and a story to Library Communications by May 3.

Submission so far include:

  • G is for Grandpa (a Freemason ring)
  • Who is this enigmatic woman? (a family photo)
  • An old bible with gold leaf pages
  • A collection of hand-drawn scrapbooks
  • A stamp collection
  • Russian Prisoner of War (POW) photographs
  • Brass knuckles
  • A picture of a father falling trees

Be sure to tell us about your heritage objects, heirlooms, photos or memorabilia! Two of the top submissions will receive a $25 gift card to the UBC Bookstore.

 

 

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