Focus on Community
Safeguarding your local history resources will benefit your community. Care for your local archives by identifying, organizing, preserving and providing access to the records that reveal your local story.
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Waltham Public Library.
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Why should I care about my local history and archives?
- Foster a sense of community and strengthen civic pride based on a shared and documented history
- Support efficiency in local government with organized and available records
- Review documented decisions of the past to assist with planning for the future
- Develop a better understanding of your community and the role it plays locally and nationally
- Promote the study of your town to raise awareness of your assets
- Supplement and support public education and lifelong education for local citizens
- Preserve cherished memories of local families
- Encourage tourism by highlighting local cultural heritage institutions such as museums, libraries and historical societies
- Boost business opportunities with an increased interest in local culture that leads to growth in visitation
- Beautify your community with cultural objects that show off heritage and generate nostalgia
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ArchivesInfo can help you identify your cultural assets and leverage their potential to benefit your community.
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