National Archives Month at ShenCo Library

During the month of October the Shenandoah County Library’s Truban Archives and other institutions around the country will be celebrating National Archives Month. This event is designed to raise awareness about the value of archives and archivists and to celebrate what they do for their communities.

This year’s National Archives Month Celebrations include the following local events:

•  Archives Fair at George Mason University’s Fenwick Library, Friday October 5^th from 1:00PM-3:30PM. This event provides an opportunity to learn about what local Virginia archival repositories have to offer, to speak to archivists, to learn about the services archives offer, and to view interesting items from their collection. It features seven regional archives, including the Shenandoah County Library’s Truban Archives.

• Protecting the Past: The Truban Archives and Our Community, Shenandoah County Library, Tuesday October 16^th at 6:30PM. This program is designed to share the story and mission of the Shenandoah County Library’s Truban Archives with the community. It will feature Archivist Zachary Hottel who will discuss the archive’s collections and programming.

• Identifindme Photo Viewing Party, Shenandoah County Library, Saturday October 27^th, 11:00AM-2:00PM. This event is designed to highlight the thousands of photographs preserved in the Shenandoah County Library’s Truban Archives and to give the public an opportunity to share what they know about the images, many of which are unidentified. It will feature viewing stations viewers can interact with numerous photograph collections in one sitting. Trained volunteers and staff will be on hand to share the history of the images and to collect identifying information. Light refreshments will be served. Individuals are invited to visit anytime during the events hours.

All of these events are free and open to the public. The George Mason University’s Fenwick Library is located at 4400 University Dr,  in Fairfax, while the Shenandoah County Library is located at 514 Stoney Creek Blvd.,  in Edinburg. For more information go to https://bit.ly/2xqfxRp or call (540)984-8200.