A Human-Centered Preservation Approach

Preserve What Matters Most

Preservation Pathways provides Learning series, guided learning pathways, and implementation support for families, care communities, schools, libraries, and organizations. Learn how to preserve stories, restore media, and build connected archives that can be understood, shared, and passed on.

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What This Is

More Than Digitizing.
More Than Cloud Storage.

Your materials may be saved, but are they connected? Preservation Pathways helps you learn how to bring photos, stories, records, names, places, and lived experience together so they are easier to understand, search, share, and preserve over time.

People organizing old photographs and documents on a table for cultural heritage preservation research
Organizing vintage family photos with labeled events for heritage preservation project
Couple viewing a digital family photo archive on a laptop at a table.
Multigenerational family smiling at a tablet with photo albums on the table.
Pathways

Choose the Path That Fits You

Start with the pathway that best matches your setting, goals, or the people you serve. Each pathway leads to practical learning, clearer next steps, and a more meaningful approach to preservation.

For families, genealogists, and personal memory keepers.

Families

For families, genealogists, and personal memory keepers.

Start with Families Pathway
Care community residents sharing stories and memories through a preservation program

Care Communities

For care teams, activity leaders, and memory-centered community programs.

Start with Care Communities
Community members preserving local stories, history, and shared experiences together

Communities

For libraries, museums, churches, societies, and local preservation leaders.

Start with Communities
For libraries, museums, churches, societies, and local preservation leaders.

Education & Workforce

For archivists, educators, consultants, service providers, and preservation-focused professionals.

Start with Education & Workforce
How It Works

A Simple Workflow for Meaningful Preservation

This is a repeatable method that helps preserve materials and meaning together across families, care settings, and community projects.
A Simple Workflow for Meaningful Preservation

The goal is not just to save files. It is to preserve meaning in a way others can build on over time.

Why Connection Matters

From Scattered to Connected

Preservation becomes more useful when materials are connected to the people, places, stories, and events that give them meaning. That structure makes archives easier to search, reuse, share, and grow over time.
Before
Scan & Restore
After

“When preservation becomes structured, the archive becomes more searchable, more reusable, and more meaningful for everyone who touches it.”

What are the questions?

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Preservation Pathways?

Preservation Pathways provides learning series, guided learning pathways, and implementation models that teach people how to preserve stories, restore media, and build connected archives.

No. Preservation Pathways is an educational and preservation training initiative. It may include tools, workflows, and connected archive practices, but its primary focus is learning and implementation.

It is designed for families, genealogists, care communities, libraries, museums, schools, local history groups, preservation professionals, and organizations that want to preserve stories, media, and memory.
You can learn how to organize preservation materials, restore and prepare media, capture stories, connect people and places, and build meaningful preservation workflows.

Some series may be self-paced, while others may include guided workshops, facilitated instruction, or implementation support depending on the pathway or organization’s needs.

Yes. Organizations can use Preservation Pathways to train staff, volunteers, students, patrons, care teams, or community members in preservation practices.

Start by reviewing the Pathways or Learning page. If you are not sure which option fits your needs, contact Preservation Pathways and we will help you find the best starting point.

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