What’s UP at the Archives – September 30th, 2025

Mission Community Foundation Grant 

Thanks to the Mission Community Foundation, two custom-built  workstations were recently purchased – key components of the Archives strategy for digitizing and managing the treasure trove of materials housed in the Archives. This generous donation reinforces the Foundation’s commitment to “building community through philanthropy” by supporting the important work by local non-profit organizations like the Mission District Historical Society which operates the Archives.

Part of a multi-phase project to advance the ongoing management of and public accessibility to the Archives ONLINE DIGITAL REPOSITORY, the new workstations were installed on September 17^th  by Wildfrog Systems Ltd. They replace the antiquated equipment which no longer supported updates to the specialized software used for digitization nor  the minimum hardware requirements for Windows 11, the new mandatory operating system commencing October 10, 2025.

Unlike standard desktops, the new workstations feature advanced processors, more memory (RAM), high-end graphics cards, and fast storage to ensure reliability, stability, and efficiency for using the specialized software to digitize records, said Archivist Val Billesberger. We are extremely grateful to the

Mission Community Foundation for funding this critically important hardware for both the initial digitization and the long-term preservation of digital records by the Mission Community Archives.

If you would like to support the Mission Community Foundation in assisting the Mission Community Archives to preserve and make accessible the community’s documentary heritage, please contact missioncommunityarchives@gmail.com or visit missionarchives.com to find out more.