The Louisiana State Archives Has Posted Tips For Saving Flood Damaged Documents & Photos

The following excerpt is from an August 17, 2016 article posted at TheAdvocate.com:

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The [Louisiana] State Archives has offered several tips for Louisiana residents trying to save flooded documents and photographs.

Wide-spread flooding has left thousands of homes with damage across south Louisiana. Already, more than 65,000 disaster assistance claims have been filed with FEMA.

The State Archives, under the direction of the Secretary of State’s Office, says there are several steps people can take to try to save water-logged documents and photographs as they try to salvage items from flooded homes and other buildings.

Read the full article – which includes some greats ideas on what to do now!

About Leland Meitzler

Leland K. Meitzler founded Heritage Quest in 1985, and has worked as Managing Editor of both Heritage Quest Magazine and The Genealogical Helper. He currently operates Family Roots Publishing Company (www.FamilyRootsPublishing.com), writes daily at GenealogyBlog.com, writes the weekly Genealogy Newsline, conducts the annual Salt Lake Christmas Tour to the Family History Library, and speaks nationally, having given over 2000 lectures since 1983.

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