Archiving Black Family Histories with Jhanique Lovejoy
Join us for a free digitizing workshop and community discussion about Black diasporic archival traditions with Dyckman Farmhouse Museum’s exhibiting artist Jhanique Lovejoy
Through a guided discussion with Jhanique Lovejoy, participants will explore the role of family photographs in Caribbean and Black diasporic archival traditions, oral histories, and intergenerational preservation.
Moving from discussion to practice, participants will engage directly with archival tools and methods by digitizing personal photographs, negatives, and ephemera from their own family archives with a high-resolution scanner provided at the workshop!
Participants will also have the opportunity to browse curated examples of Caribbean archival history and preservation practices in order to develop a foundational knowledge of archival processes, digitization, and creating archival ephemera.
What to bring:
- 5 4×6 or 5×7 sized photos from your family archive OR
- 1 8×10 photo and 2 4×6 or 5×7 photos from your family archive OR
- 2-5 negatives, newspaper clippings, and archival documents from your family archive.
Each participant will receive an archival-safe polysleeve to properly store the family photos they brought to the workshop and a personal USB containing their scanned photos from the workshop.
Date: Saturday, June 20, 2026
Time: 4pm-6pm
Cost: Free
RSVP Required? Yes, register on Eventbrite! Only 15 seats available.
Location: Dyckman Farmhouse Museum (on the corner of 204th Street and Broadway)
This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council. Soon Come, Likkle More by Jhanique Lovejoy is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.
Dyckman Farmhouse Museum Alliance’s programs are made possible by The Cowles Charitable Trust and the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.