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Creating A Historical Archive

Creating an archive is easy, but maintaining and improving an archive is the hard part. I would like to share some of what I have learned over the years.What Is An Archive?Once you save your first photograph, you have created your first Archive. In contemporary times, this could be something as simple as taking a … Read more

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Photography’s Role In Developing OA History

Ribbon Cutting to open the 2015 NOAC GEO Museum by T.M. Schultze

Using photography to develop a local OA history is important.  Images are a well-known resource and an under-appreciated asset.  The written record provides the core facts and information about a Lodge’s history.  Supplementing that record with a photographic record provides perspective and presence.There should be two separate goals to add photography to your Lodge history.  The … Read more