Directory of Archival Consultants

“Inspiring families, businesses, and organizations to preserve and share their history.”

Archive Your Past offers archival arrangement, description, and preservation of documents and visual materials for civic, social, religious, business, political, family history, and other document-based research collections.  Working closely with archives and historical societies, we encourage donation of research materials.  Available as an independent archival contractor to business and organizations, and as a...

I have a decade of experience working with congressional archives, and I use that to advise institutions on acquiring modern political collections, processing multiple formats, and building donor relationships. My expertise in applying project management and minimal processing techniques ensures work is accomplished strategically and efficiently. For congressional offices, I offer a knowledgeable perspective for repository selection and the donation process.

Lori Eaton is the principle archivist behind Found Archives, LLC. She is dedicated to fostering the creation and management of the archives of foundations and nonprofits through the application of archives and records management best practices. She has worked with private and community foundations, teaching staff to value and manage their records as evidence of the foundation's impact and history. She is an advocate for the preservation of born-digital records as critical evidence of an organization's work. 

Janine St.Germain is a consulting archivist who has worked for the last 20 years with a variety of archives in corporate, non-profit, and private collections, including artist estates. Her services focus on guiding clients through trust and estate planning efforts, leveraging archival assets to market a brand, supporting strategic plans, publicity, marketing, and fundraising efforts.