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The Oral Tradition is Permanent

This is a guest post by Zack Ellis, founder & CEO of TheirStory announcing an exciting new partnership with the Permanent Legacy Foundation. I am thrilled to announce a truly…
March 11, 2021
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When Disaster Strikes Part 3: Preparing Your Family Treasures for the Worst

In part 1 and part 2 of this miniseries, we’ve run through the emotional logistics needed in order to prepare our mindset for handling a disaster, it’s time for us…
February 18, 2021
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When Disaster Strikes Part 2: Navigating Grief and Data Loss

In Part 1 of the When Disaster Strikes miniseries, I opened with a personal account of what my family experienced during the recent West Coast fires. While (thankfully) everything turned…
February 18, 2021
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When Disaster Strikes Part 1: The Importance of Preparation

We’ve all seen it. The shocking images of debris in the background while an exhausted human with a thousand-yard stare gestures to where their house used to be. It’s easy…
February 17, 2021
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Welcome Cecilia Krum, Our New Director of Engineering

This is a co-authored piece by Robert Friedman, Executive Director, and Cecilia Krum, the new Director of Engineering at Permanent. She will be responsible for the technical requirements that ensure…
November 20, 2020
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FamilyHistory with Permanent.org Part 1 of 4: Organizing the Archivist Way

Tia Stenson is a guest blogger for Permanent. Tia is an emerging archivist and a recent graduate from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, with a Masters in Library and Information Science,…
November 20, 2020
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Introducing Our Partnership With Open Tech Strategies

We’re excited to share that we’re working with Open Tech Strategies (OTS) on a six month co-development partnership through the end of 2020. Permanent had been searching for development partners…
August 10, 2020
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Pledge Goal Reached: Thank You for Your Support!

Today, I am honored to announce that we have reached our $100K phase 1 fundraising goal! We are grateful to the 256 people who made a pledge to our mission…
July 27, 2020
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Welcome Bryson Williams, Our New Lead Creative

This is a co-authored piece by Robert Friedman, Executive Director, and Bryson Williams, the new Lead Creative at Permanent. The Lead Creative will drive Permanent’s creative strategy for user experience,…
June 19, 2020
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The Family History Metadata Working Group (FHMWG) Announces their Formation

Permanent is pleased to be a founding member of The Family History Metadata Working Group (FHMWG), which announced its formation and launch at this year’s RootsTech conference in Salt Lake…
May 20, 2020
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