Safeguard your family archive: Create a plan to protect important family photos and records from home disasters, such as fires and flooded basements, with these online resources recommended by Eric Pourchot, PhD, Institutional Advancement Director for the Foundation of the American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works.

• Assessing the Likelihood of Natural Disasters with the US Geologic Survey

• Documenting the Family Treasure Chest with the Smithsonian Institution Archives

• Emergency Response and Recovery with the Library of Congress

• Map of Risks from Natural Disasters, US

• Personal Archiving with the Library of Congress

• Records Emergency Information from the National Archives

• Stored Alive! Can the Objects in Your Collection Survive Their Environment?

• Top 10 Conservation Websites from the American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works (pdf)