thank you that was very interesting
On Mon, Feb 14, 2022 at 11:02 AM Linda McMillan <mcmillanlin...@gmail.com> wrote: > Wow. What a process. A labor of love showing how precious our history is. > > On Feb 14, 2022, at 10:31 AM, Barbara Low <barbara_...@hotmail.com> wrote: > > That video was really fascinating. Thank you so much for sharing it with > the town! Is the NEDCC the only place in New England doing these > restorations? Has any other town material been sent there to be restored > and preserved? > > Barbara Low > ------------------------------ > *From:* Lincoln <lincoln-boun...@lincolntalk.org> on behalf of Virginia > Quinn <vquin...@gmail.com> > *Sent:* Monday, February 14, 2022 9:17 AM > *To:* <lincoln@lincolntalk.org> <lincoln@lincolntalk.org> > *Subject:* [LincolnTalk] A Valentine’s Day treat from the Town Archives > > When a happy couple decides to get married, the first step in making that > official is to visit the town clerk’s office and complete, under oath, the > “Notice of Intention of Marriage” form. Present-day marriage intentions in > Massachusetts evolved from marriage banns, a religious custom in which a > couple announced to their local congregation that they planned to marry. > Intentions were written notices presented to the local civil authority, > posted in a public place for a given period of time prior to the event, and > recorded in a register. These provided an opportunity for members of the > community to raise any objections or reveal any legal impediments to the > forthcoming marriage. > > > Historical marriage intention registers are rich with genealogical > information that is sometimes unavailable elsewhere. The Commonwealth of > Massachusetts requires that municipalities maintain their marriage > intention registers as permanent records. > > > In 2020, the Northeast Document Conservation Center (NEDCC) in Andover > proposed to treat one of Lincoln’s treasured archival items, the Register > of Marriage Intentions from 1850-1912, to demonstrate their conservation > processes for a video produced by the online news publication *Insider*. > This fascinating 9-minute video (link below), which has had over a million > views, shows in detail the painstaking conservation process. Although the > town of Lincoln is not specifically mentioned, our participation in this > project saved the town $7,260 (the cost of the conservation work, which was > provided at no charge). > > > How A One-Of-A-Kind 1850s Record Book Is Professionally Conserved | > Refurbished - YouTube <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9V_pGZO8pL4&t=3s> > > > Enjoy, and be amazed! > Virginia Quinn Rundell > Lincoln Town Archives > -- > The LincolnTalk mailing list. > To post, send mail to Lincoln@lincolntalk.org. > Search the archives at http://lincoln.2330058.n4.nabble.com/. > Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/ > . > Change your subscription settings at > https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. > > > -- > The LincolnTalk mailing list. > To post, send mail to Lincoln@lincolntalk.org. > Search the archives at http://lincoln.2330058.n4.nabble.com/. > Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/ > . > Change your subscription settings at > https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. > >
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