This presentation will cover the significance of managing parish archives, what kinds of parish records need to be stewarded for long-term preservation, and the best practices for doing this work. Focus will be on the management of electronic and analog records using application tools such as cloud storage and artificial intelligence.
FACILITATOR: Greg Farr serves as the Director for Archives and Record Management for the Episcopal Church in Connecticut. Greg majored in Religious Studies at the University of Montana and has also received master’s degrees in theology (MTS) at Boston University and library information science (MLIS) at Drexel University. Since 2010, Greg has worked professionally as a corporate archivist and is both a member of the Academy of Certified Archivists (ACA) and a certified Digital Archive Specialist through the Society of American Archivists (SAA). Greg lives in the NW corner of CT (Colebrook) and is an active member of Trinity Episcopal Church in Torrington.
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Session Two (12:30–2 PM)
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April 28
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