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Caring for Your Collection

Explore in-person and online workshops with museum professionals to help you preserve your family heirlooms, research your genealogy, and more.

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Since 1992, HNOC has developed programs about caring for the personal collections of our community. From household disaster planning and caring for Mardi Gras collectibles to the upkeep of family tombs, Louisiana families face unique preservation challenges. This series is designed to help you learn to properly inventory, handle, care for, and augment your objects and papers with HNOC staff and outside experts.

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Caring for Your Family Photographs

Learn how to preserve, protect, and catalog your treasured photographs.

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Caring for Your Family Heirlooms

From furniture to jewelry, keep your priceless family heirlooms safe for future generations.

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Caring for Your Family Tomb

Learn from local experts about the legal responsibilities of managing family tombs, how to research their history, and best practices for restoration and upkeep.

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Caring for Your Family Tree

Explore best practices for preserving and sharing your genealogical research with the next generation.

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Caring for Your Collection Resource Guide

Download HNOC’s comprehensive resource guide to home collections care, which includes a list of vetted vendors who can help with your preservation or research efforts.

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Past Events

Saturday

October 18, 2025

10:30 a.m.–3 p.m.

Workshop, Genealogy

Caring For Your Family Tree: Branching Out

With the help of expert genealogists, learn about how to organize your family records so that they be researched and preserved for future generations.

Workshop, Genealogy