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Preserving Your Local Heritage

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A Primer for Church Historians

Churches, like all other institutions, have to deal with what is important to keep and how to keep it. The following PDF (Portable Document Format) answers questions like:

Additionally, we offer a records management guide that will go into more detail about what records are most important to keep and how long to keep them.

If there are any questions generated by this document, do not hesitate to contact us.

primer.pdf

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