Wow. What a process. A labor of love showing how precious our history is. > On Feb 14, 2022, at 10:31 AM, Barbara Low <[email protected]> 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 <[email protected]> on behalf of Virginia Quinn > <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, February 14, 2022 9:17 AM > To: <[email protected]> <[email protected]> > 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 [email protected]. > 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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