Events dedicated to the International Week of Archives were held at the Zonal State Archives in Novogrudok

As part of the International Week of Archives, from June 5 to June 9, 2023, events aimed at popularizing the documentary heritage of the region were held at the Zonal State Archives in Novogrudok.

During the week, the archive was visited by 68 pupils of the school recreation camp «Оrigins» of secondary school No.4 in Novogrudok. During the sightseeing tours, the children got acquainted with the main functions and tasks of an archival institution, the composition and number of stored documents, tried their hand as an archivist: they filed archival files, numbered sheets, and prepared certification sheets.

During the conversation with the students, it was noted that the task of the archive is not only to store documents, but also to use them – in the reading room, the students got acquainted with the exhibition projects of the archival institution. In addition, the guys visited the archives and learned what conditions must be met to ensure the safety of documents.

For representatives of organizations – sources of acquisition, a master class was organized and held on filing documents, consultations were given on the compilation and execution of the nomenclature of cases, taking into account changes in the legislation on archiving and office work.

Citizens involved in the search for information of a genealogical nature, as well as representatives of organizations that were the sources of the archive, worked in the reading room of the archive.