is for Conserve and Curate in the A to Z of Tools for Legacy The verbs to conserve and to curate are chicken and egg concepts. Do you have to conserve something before it can be curated? Or is conservation something done within the process of curation? Like almost every discussion about the difference between two things, […]
The B of Legacy Tools
is for Books in Boxes in the A to Z of Tools for Legacy In order to preserve important items you will want to keep heat, light, and humidity as constant as you can. Boxes are ideal for keeping dust and light off of items you want to preserve. As we covered in the first […]
The A of Legacy Tools
is for Acid-Free in the A to Z of Tools for Legacy When considering the preservation of items for legacy purposes the composition of the individual item and the environment in which the item is placed impact the use, display, and storage of of the item. Chemistry of Paper Chemical composition of a substance falls along a range […]
Abruptly April & A to Z of Legacy
At the beginning of every month I put an article on this site’s home or landing page that is intended to inform and give readers ideas for creating content related to women’s history, the historic events of the month, and historic and archaeological events involving women. There are between 30 to 40 prompts or spin off points […]
Life Lessons from my Mother
by Melinda Taylor She was with me as I drew my first breath, and I was there when she drew her last. I miss her but a smile comes to me when I think of the way she lived her life. These are the lessons she taught us by the way she lived it. […]
Prayer Wheel or Whirlwind?
No matter how I answer the question that is the title of this post, I am dizzy. I knew this month, March, would be busy due to my decision to feature other women’s writings about women all month long on the Women’s Legacy Project. This took a bit of planning, procedure development, and a whole […]