Preserving Heirlooms: Caring for Artifacts & Textiles

Date: August 19, 2025
Time: 6:00–8:00 PM
Presenter: Cheyenne Antell

Heirlooms like clothing, quilts, and books hold deep personal and historical significance. This workshop offers practical guidance on storing and maintaining these treasured artifacts, with a focus on understanding environmental factors that contribute to deterioration. Learn simple, do-it-yourself preservation techniques to protect your family’s tangible history and keep heirlooms in the best condition possible.

Abour the presenter: Cheyenne Antell is the Curator for the Portage County Historical Society, where she cares for the collections and develops exhibits. A graduate of UW–Stevens Point and UW–Madison, she has volunteered in libraries and museums across Wisconsin and is passionate about lifelong learning.

This is part three of a series of four workshops called "From Portage County with Love: Preserving Your Personal Past." Please use the following links to sign up for the other three:

Part one: https://secure.qgiv.com/for/portagecountyhistoricalsociety/event/genealogy/

Part two: https://secure.qgiv.com/for/portagecountyhistoricalsociety/event/digitization/

Part four: https://secure.qgiv.com/for/portagecountyhistoricalsociety/event/oralhistory/

If you attend all four workshops, you will receive a $20 Portage County Historical Society General Store gift certificate, which will be distributed at the fourth workshop.