GET TO KNOW US
History Is Everything is a division of Advantage Archives, a trusted partner of libraries, museums, educational institutions, government agencies, non-profit organizations, historical societies, and genealogical organizations across the United States. We truly value our long-standing partnerships in the hundreds of communities where we have been privileged in helping them preserve and provide online access to their local history.
We have created countless Community History Archives, unlocking millions of local historical documents that were previously limited in their availability. They provide the community an easy-to-use resource, by converting local newspaper microfilm, records, maps, atlases, and other historical documents, to a fully-searchable digital archive.
Our mission is to Preserve The Past, Make It Accessible In The Present, And Ensure Its Future. Our partnerships provide free access to local history through archiving and digitization of their community’s newspapers and other historical documents. This allows us to see “history as it happened” through the lens of the individuals who witnessed it firsthand and recorded in their words.
It allows us to see how our community reacted to those events, and how those events shaped not only the community, but the nation, and even internationally. The most practical solution for access to this content is through digital transformation and creating a searchable database so it is available to anyone from anywhere.
Advantage has partnered with over 1000 institutions across the United States providing free access to historical content, including 110M newspaper pages, dating as far back as 1773. We have also digitized millions of even older non-newspaper documents including some from the late 1600s
We discovered early on that our Community History Archive platform can also be used quite effectively for the preservation & access of family history, so we adopted the model, and extended our offerings to individuals offering the same ease and power of our institutional offerings.
A "My History Archive" is a great way to have a personal collection and prevent your history from being lost to the erosion of time, and allow you to share your history with anyone in the world. Your own personal online archive ensures the history contained in pictures, on video, or on paper, can be easily accessed anytime from anywhere. Family history does not need to be locked behind a paywall or exclusively available via a prohibitively expensive subscription service.
In addition to the "My History Archive" platform, your digitized files will be provided to you on a DVD, optional USB hard drive, or made available to download from FTP or cloud service. You can use the digital files created from your books, records, tapes, negative, slides, and photos anywhere including other genealogical websites.
When you are ready to begin your project, we will send you sturdy boxes and prepaid return shipping labels once you place your order online. You will also receive a copy of your order, identifying labels, and instructions on matching your identifier labels to the identifier worksheet. you have downloaded from HistoryIsEverything.com
Once you have labeled your collection, you will pack the materials in the boxes we supply, attach the shipping label, and either schedule a pick up from the carrier or drop the boxes off at their physical location. We will take over from there!
When your boxes arrive at our 80,000 sq foot facility we will perform an inventory, prepare the materials for digitization, and stage them in a secure space until they are processed. Our advanced document imaging center has been designed for historic preservation services, digitization, and document scanning. Our building features an ANSI/AIIM compliant microfilm storage vault, certified film lab, and a Firelock Fireproof Modular Vault.
The building is equipped with motion detectors, magnetic locks, smoke and heat detectors, glass break detectors, a high-density fire suppression system, and surveillance cameras. All of our associates are insured and bonded, having completed a background check at the time of employment, and are bound by a confidentiality agreement.
Our specialists have years of experience handling delicate materials for libraries, museums, and institutions across the country, and have prepared and cared for documents that are centuries old. They are trained in the safe handling and care of all materials, including the invaluable collection you have entrusted us with.
Fading Memories
The history documented in the pictures, papers, and recordings you have accumulated over the years represents your personal history. You may not realize it, but that history is fading away a little bit each day.
Why Should I?
Genealogists often find themselves limited to large content aggregators and subscription services for performing their research and viewing their family history online. That's no longer true!
What Can I Add?
Your personal history has been recorded in countless formats over the years, from letters, photos, and video, to old family recipes, journals, and newspaper clippings.
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GROW YOUR ARCHIVE
Your personal history isn’t doesn’t begin or end with a single document, book, or the research that was put into developing a family tree. Your history has been recorded in countless formats over the years, from letters, photos, and video, to old family recipes, journals, and newspaper clippings. Not only is it impractical to organize and access your physical original materials, handling them too often leads to damage and eventually, loss. Photos can tear, fade, or discolor. Videos and film can become brittle and crack or break, it is easy to scratch, and plastic cassettes are not as durable as you might think. Paper is fragile, making it vulnerable, and at risk of being lost to the ravages of time.
The originals should be stored properly for safekeeping and handled as little as possible. Fortunately, preserving the original materials does not mean you can’t have access to them. On the contrary, you have the option of making them more accessible than ever before. By digitizing your past, and creating a "My History Archive", you will be able to explore, view, and share your collection from anywhere in the world, at any time, using an Apple iPad, iPhone, Android phone or tablet, computer, Mac, Chromebook, or even a smart TV.
We can archive:
Printed Photos, Slides, Photo Negatives, Scrapbooks, Family History Books, Yearbooks, Journals, Diaries, Family Trees, Genealogical Research, Annuals, Census Records, Local History Books, Programs, Cookbooks, Newsletters, Record Books, Ledgers, Meeting Minutes, Directories, Manuscripts, Visitor Books, Muster Rolls, Documents, Marriage Certificates, Birth Announcements, Obituaries, Death Notices, Children’s Artwork, Postcards, Church Records, Correspondence, Handouts, Recipe Cards, Newspapers, Clippings, Memorabilia, Military Records, Drawings, Awards, Index Cards, Maps, Meeting Minutes, Heritage Collections, Property Records, Abstracts, Schedules, Bulletins, Immigration Records, Public Announcements, Transcripts, Oral Histories, Greeting Cards, Home Movies, Microfilm, Digital Photos...
...and almost anything else you can think of!
Additionally, you can leverage the hundreds of free Community History Archives created by libraries, genealogical societies, heritage centers, and other institutions across the country. We have made it simple to clip articles or other sections of documents and add them to your "My History Archive" with just a few clicks. You can also explore, clip, and share information you find on any "My History Archive" that an owner has made available to use as a free resource for others.