A blog to raise awareness and provide education about catholic archives of the Diocese of St. Augustine.
Participating in the 3rd Annual St. Augustine’s History Festival with a Lecture Series Celebrating the Camino de las Américas, May 2024
July 11th, 2024The month of May was a full one for Archives & Records Management Office staff. We hosted a two-part lecture series for the St. Augustine History Festival to emphasize the Diocese’s historical connection to the city and this year, celebrate our founding role in establishing the Camino de las Américas. Telling any city’s story can […]
The Bishop’s Bull: a tale of archival preservation
April 1st, 2024On May 24, 2022, I woke up to discover that St. Augustine had a new bishop! Watching the press conference I listened, curious about directions he planned to lead the Diocese. It was during his ordination mass when Bishop Pohlmeier proudly displaying his Papal Bull, that my interest shifted from personal to professional. Papal bulls […]
Archives, In America and the Catholic Church
October 23rd, 2023As an institutional archivist, I have the privilege of managing records for their entire lifecycle. Wait, do records have a lifecycle? Yep, just like people, records have a lifecycle. Records are created, actively used, retired and then selected or destroyed. Unlike my colleagues who work in Special Collections (think University Library) or Information Governance […]
Commemorating American Archives Month
October 5th, 2023By Katy Lockard, Director of Archives & Records Management for the Diocese of St. Augustine Answering the question, “What do you do for a living?” usually takes a little time. Since the average American doesn’t often do research in an archive, I find movie references especially helpful to clarify. “You know, like in National Treasure […]