About holding a lecture and excursion within the framework of the republican action «Archives for School» in the National Historical Archive of Belarus in Grodno

On November 10, 2023, a lecture was held for 9th grade students of secondary school No.42 in Grodno at the National Historical Archive of Belarus in Grodno about the history of the creation of the archive, the main directions of its activities, the composition of documents, and the work of the reading room.

Also, visitors to the archive were given a tour of the archives, scientific and reference library, where some original documents on the history of the Grodno province and printed publications of the 17th-20th centuries were presented to the children.

Schoolchildren were introduced to the exhibition hall, its poster exhibitions and exhibits from the «archivist’s corner of the 19th-20th centuries».

Of particular interest to the ninth-graders was the process of restoration by employees of original archival documents in the laboratory for special document processing.

During the tour, guests of the archive immersed themselves in archival life and shared their impressions of what they saw.