* Archivist Liz Parfitt (centre) with members from the Archive Volunteer Team.
As part of
the Llangollen Musical Eisteddfod’s initiative to preserve precious memories of
the festival for future generations to enjoy, the organisation has expanded its
archive team.
The
festival is launching its new project, ‘Archiving the Past’ to build on the
momentum of the popular Memories stand which was a pop-up archive
unit where festival goers were encouraged to share the memories of the eisteddfod since its first event in 1947.
The new
archiving scheme has received the backing of Heritage Lottery Fund, which donated
£19,000 to project.
This support has enabled the eisteddfod to set plans in place to modernise the archives by digitalising the
wealth of material collected over the years.
The new push to gather
footage, images and documents of the festival aim to make accessing the archives
simple and easy to ensure everyone can retrieve eisteddfod history.
The
festival’s new archivist Liz Parfitt has been working closely with
volunteers on a 12-month project to catalogue and digitalise existing
historical records and documents.
Liz said: “I’m excited to have this opportunity to help
the International Eisteddfod move its archival project forward with the
digitisation of material and the development of a new archive website. Look out
for more information on our progress in 2020."
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