Join the Swedish American Museum for an engaging Zoom program focused on the importance of archiving and preserving your family history for future generations. This online presentation will guide participants through practical ways to protect and organize family photographs, gather and record meaningful family stories, and safeguard treasured heirlooms such as wedding certificates, college diplomas, and birth or hospital records. Whether you are just beginning your family history journey or looking to better preserve materials you already have, this program offers valuable tools and inspiration. Sign up online to attend and take an important step in ensuring your family’s legacy is preserved and passed on.

Janette Foss Garcia is an Archivist and Librarian.  She has worked in Texas, Iowa, and now Illinois, where she is Head of Collections at the Swenson Swedish Immigration Research Center at Augustana College in Rock Island.  She has written and co-edited four local historical books, including the photo-historical book, “Edinburg” Texas in the Images of America series.  She likes to highlight the national and international Swedish-American resources at the Swenson Center and enjoys connecting students, genealogists, and researchers to the Swenson Center’s archival and library resources.