On November 1, 2022, as part of the «Archives for School» campaign and events dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the archival industry of Belarus, a meeting was held at the National Archives of the Republic of Belarus with students of grade 7 of secondary school No. 11 in Minsk

As part of the meeting, the children were given a tour of the archive. The head of the department of funds of personal origin I.V. Dorogush spoke about the history of the National Archives of the Republic of Belarus, about the composition and features of storing documents, the work of the archive in the field of publication and exhibition activities. During the tour, the students got acquainted with the banner exhibition «Archival Service of Belarus: 100 years together with the country (1922-2022)», visited the archives of the funds of partisan formations, where they had a conversation on the history of the partisan movement and got acquainted with the personal files of the command staff of the partisan detachments and brigades, battle sheets and other documents.

The students also visited the archives of funds of personal origin, where an exhibition of documents of state, public and party leaders, scientists of Belarus, participants of the Great Patriotic War, etc. was organized for them.

I.V. Dorogush told how funds of personal origin are formed and their importance in the preservation of historical and cultural heritage. The guys became interested in the process of creating a family archive, they enthusiastically decided to collect information on the history of their family, the family promised to talk with relatives, and also received advice on finding additional information in the archives of Belarus.