Home movies and amateur motion pictures are important records of our cultural heritage, both for the families who were documented, their local communities, our nation, and our world. Join us for this talk that discusses the cultural importance of home movies, resources to care for your home movies, and a screening of some select home movies from the Mid-Atlantic region and beyond. Siobhan Cernugelj Hagan is the Founder, President, and CEO of MARMIA, the Mid-Atlantic Regional Moving Image Archive, a nonprofit based in Baltimore with the mission to preserve and provide access to moving images that document the arts, history, and culture of the U.S. Mid-Atlantic region--including many home movies and amateur movies. Siobhan holds her M.A. in Moving Image Archiving and Preservation from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts and has worked in a variety of organizations throughout her 15-year career, including the UCLA Library, the DC Public Library, and the Smithsonian Institution.
Date: October 19, 2026
Time: 06:30 PM to 07:45 PM
Location: Finksburg Library, 2265 Old Westminster Pike, Finksburg, MD 21048
Preserving and Sharing Home Movies
This presentation will consider the cultural importance of home movies, resources to care for them, and screening ideas.