Information hour «History of the family – the history of the country»

As part of the Year of Peace and Creation, the republican campaigns «Archives for School» and «My Family – My Country», the institution «Zonal State Archive in Polotsk» was visited by students of the State Educational Institution «Secondary School No. 1 of Polotsk».

An information hour «History of the family is the history of the country» was held for students. Head of the Department for the Use and Publication of Documents Dichkevich M.M. she told the children about the need to study the history of her family – it is she who brings up pride in belonging to her family, her family name. A child who learns about the past of his loved ones feels himself a part of a large and reliable whole, he plunges into a kind and grateful atmosphere necessary for his harmonious development.

The schoolchildren also got acquainted with archival documents containing biographical information.

A tour of the archive with a visit to the archives and master classes on restoration and digitization of documents were organized for the children.