Partnering with Like-Minded Institutions Access isn’t owned by one organization—it’s shared by all of us. A visual representation of multiple institutions collaborating on public access initiatives. No institution holds the whole story. That’s why we have to work together.Libraries, museums, archives, historical societies, schools—these organizations may operate independently, but they serve a shared purpose: connecting […]
Our Core Values: Community, Partnership, Engagement
Advantage Archives has three core values: Community, Partnership, and Engagement Community. It’s often thought of as a geographical location, but a community is any group of individuals that share a common thread. So if you live in a gated area, that’s a community, and if you’re a Vikings fan (SKOL), that’s a community, and if […]
Advantage Archives Announces New Chief Technology Officer
Advantage Archives would like to introduce our new CTO, Mike Schmitz. Mike joins the company at a moment when Advantage Archives is poised to transform the Community History Archive online portal into a more powerful, robust, and easy-to-use search platform. Additionally, Mike will tackle the challenges of expanding the company’s digitization and indexing capacity while […]
Nearly 120,000,000 images preserved by Advantage Archives
Advantage Archives partners with community leaders to provide free digital access to local history. Advantage has recently reached the milestone of 118,000,000+ images with 100,000,000 (not IP, or UN/PW restricted) free for anyone to access. Since the formation of Advantage Archives, we have been partnering with communities to provide free digital access to local history. […]