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SCAG Meeting – Maggie Hill-Kipling, “Caring for your Family Heirlooms”
October 22, 2023
The St. Cloud Area Genealogists will present “Caring for Your Family Heirlooms” on Sunday, Oct. 22, at Pantown Brewing Company, 37 th Ave. N., St. Cloud. The event begins at 12:30 p.m. with the presentation taking place from 1-3 p.m.
Whether it’s your grandma’s antique necklace or your great-grandpa’s pocket watch, Objects Conservator Maggie Hill-Kipling will share valuable tips and tricks on cleaning, storing and maintaining your heirlooms for generations to come.
If you have a particular heirloom you would like addressed at the event, register online by searching for “Caring for Your Family Heirlooms” on Eventbrite. Not all registered heirlooms may be discussed due to time. For those without an heirloom for discussion, no registration is necessary — just show up to the event. Attendees are welcome to bring heirlooms and share their history with others at the end of the presentation.
The event is free and open to the public. Food and beverages are available for purchase at the event.
Maggie has a Master of Science in art conservation from the Winterthur/University of Delaware in Newark and a Bachelor of Arts in anthropology and museum studies from Beloit College in Wisconsin. Maggie spent the bulk of her career in Tucson at the University of Arizona working on cooperative agreements with the National Park Service’s Intermountain Museum Services Program, where she conducted collection condition surveys, implemented and advised on storage, rehousing and move projects, and treated a wide variety of historic, archaeological and Native American cultural materials.
Don’t miss this opportunity to learn from Maggie and keep your family’s history alive.
Founded in 1974, St. Cloud Area Genealogists (SCAG) is a non-profit organization that strives to make family history research an enriching and rewarding experience. This premier organization is for everyone from the beginner to the most advanced family historian. Our members research their ancestors from varying locations within Minnesota, throughout the United States and from foreign countries.