The Modern Dispatch

Participatory Archiving

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Community members actively participating in a participatory archiving event, preserving photographs and documents for local history.
Culture

What is community archiving for local history preservation?

In 2016, the Queens Memory Project partnered with the Forest Hills Asian Association (FHAA) to host participatory archiving events, directly engaging the community in preserving its own history.

Elise Marrow·April 25, 2026