Learn how to preserve family history from a local archivist

SYCAMORE – The February hybrid Brown Bag Lunch and Local Lore series at the DeKalb County History Center will feature a program on how to preserve family treasures.

The free program will be held at noon Feb. 6 at the history center, 1730 N. Main St., Sycamore.

During the program, DeKalb County History Center archival and collection specialist Rob Glover will provide tips on how to care for family treasures. Attendees also can ask questions and receive guidance with practical suggestions.

“Glover is a trained archivist who has many years of experience. He regularly receives phone calls and emails with questions about how to take care of fragile photos, maps, scrapbooks, etc. We thought having a program would be a great opportunity to share this information,” DeKalb County History Center executive director Michelle Donahoe said in a news release.

The “Ask an Archivist” program is part of Brown Bag Lunch and Local Lore, a free lecture series offered as part of a collaboration between the DeKalb County History Center and the Ellwood House Museum.

Brown Bag Lunch and Local Lore is funded in part by the Mary E. Stevens Concert and Lecture Fund.

For information, call 815-895-5762 or email info@dekalbcountyhistory.org.