SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) – Do you want your stories cemented in history? The City of Savannah\u2019s Archives Department is asking residents to share memories, photos, and personal stories as part of an ongoing effort to preserve the city\u2019s history.<\/p>\n
Residents are invited to bring mementos to City Hall during designated drop-in days scheduled throughout the remainder of 2026. Staff will accept donated materials or digitize items on-site, allowing residents to keep their originals. Scanned photos and documents will be uploaded to the City of Savannah\u2019s website, where they can be accessed at any time.<\/p>\n
Oral histories welcome<\/p>\n
Residents can also share an oral history, ranging from a brief statement about their neighborhood to a long-form interview.<\/p>\n
Archives Industry Officer Luciana Spracher said preserving every resident\u2019s story is central to the department\u2019s mission.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have such a really diverse and unique history, and it\u2019s all these layers of people and places, and it\u2019s not for us to determine what that history is, but to help preserve it and share it back and make sure it is there for generations,\u201d Spracher said.<\/p>\n
How to participate<\/p>\n