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04/01/2026

We've asked each of our staff to choose a favorite item from one of the many online collections. This artifact was selected from the online collection of the Michigan State Capitol by Jessica because:

"Growing up in Michigan, I visited the State Capitol Building in Lansing on a fourth-grade field trip. I remember I was in awe of the building's architecture and spaces, much more than the functions of the building and people who worked there, which was probably the goal of the trip. After the visit, we had to write thank you notes to the staff who provided the tour, and I remember drawing a detailed picture of the capitol building on mine. I spent so much time on that drawing as the more you look, the more architectural details appear."

03/31/2026

Today is World Backup Day! Backing up your PastPerfect data protects your hard work and preserves the documentation of your collection and Contact information.

If you haven't made a recent backup of your desktop PastPerfect data recently, today is a great day to complete that task! Here are some helpful tips from our Knowledge Base to start that process: https://pastperfect.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/360023430073-PastPerfect-Backup-Recommendations

If you have any questions or trouble making backups, please give our Support Office a call. We are here to help!

Applies to: Version 5.0, Version 4.0 Sections in this Article: Video Instruction Hard Drive Backups External Backups Backing Up Images Backing Up Multimedia Files Off-Site Backups Video Instruc...

03/11/2026

We are asking each of our staff to choose a favorite item from one of the many online collections. This photograph was selected from the online collection of the National Building Museum by Sara because:

“Wellsboro is a small borough in North Central Pennsylvania, with a charming downtown where a lot of the original architecture still stands. Many of the original businesses are also still operating, including the 1920s movie theater, a diner from the 1930s, as well as a department store from the 1930s, and a hotel built in 1869. This photograph reminds me of the fond memories I have of walking along Main Street and shows both the theater and hotel. Although this photograph is from 1981, this view is nearly the same today.”

To learn more about this photograph and other items in the National Building Museum Collection, visit https://nbmdc.pastperfectonline.com/photo/BDD7FA33-7909-4AEA-B7A1-291354314120.

01/07/2026

We are asking each of our staff to choose a favorite item from one of the many online collections. Allison found this postcard in the Railroad Museum's online collection.

Allison writes: "I’m deeply accustomed to the promise of snow after a lifetime of Mid-Atlantic winters, but the phrase “perpetual snow” feels much more threatening than dreamy to me. This postcard, however, instantly plastered a huge grin on my face as I imagined this ride. Laughing with my loved ones in a cozy railcar, mugs of coffee and hot cocoa in our hands, while the world moves around us with such an awe-inspiring sight? Pure bliss."

You can learn more about this postcard and other items in the Colorado Railroad Museum's online collection at https://coloradorailroadmuseum.catalogaccess.com/photos/20862.

01/01/2026

The PastPerfect Support Office will be closed on Thursday, January 1, 2026. Our office will be open Friday, January 2nd at 9am Eastern.

From all of us at PastPerfect, we wish you a Happy New Year!
(Postcard image from the online collection of the Zeeland Historical Society.)

12/25/2025

The PastPerfect Support Office will be closed on Thursday and Friday, December 25th and 26th. The office will reopen on Monday, December 29th, at 9am Eastern.

From all of us at PastPerfect, have a wonderful holiday!
(Postcard image from the online collection of the Lincoln Museum & Cultural Centre.)

12/05/2025

This month, in lieu of our staff pick, we are featuring some exciting (and surprising!) numbers about PastPerfect Online this year.

Today's numbers:
809 - organizations sharing collection records with PastPerfect Online

6,168,754 - total Object, Photo, Archive, and Library records shared

0 - PastPerfect Online sites in North Dakota (the only U.S. state not yet represented!)

58 - PastPerfect Online sites in New York, the most of any state

18 - PastPerfect Online sites outside of the United States and Canada.

(Image courtesy of the Lyman Allyn Art Museum's online collection.)

12/04/2025

This month, in lieu of our staff pick, we are featuring some exciting (and surprising!) numbers about PastPerfect Online this year.

Between January 1st and November 30, 2025, we saw the following:

4,355 - total data upload files processed
36,351 - average daily page views across all sites
7,613 - Image Request forms sent
1,914 - Feedback forms submitted

(Image from the Museum of Danish America's online collection)

12/03/2025

This month, in lieu of our staff pick, we are featuring some exciting (and surprising!) numbers about PastPerfect Online this year.

Today's number is 4 -- as in there are 4 PastPerfect Online sites sharing more than 100,000 catalog records!
1. The San Diego History Center tops our list with a whopping 193,549 records.
2. The Ohio State University Cartoon Library & Museum follows next with an impressive 137,834 records.
3. Representing California again is the Center for Sacramento History's collection of 123,321 records.
4. Rounding out our top 4 is the National Building Museum, who has published 100,914 records to their site.

Links to each site will be listed in the comments. (Image from the Online Collection of the San Diego History Center.)

11/27/2025

The PastPerfect Support Office will be closed Thursday and Friday, November 27 and 28 for the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday. The support office will reopen on Monday, December 1, at 9AM Eastern.

From all of us at PastPerfect, have a wonderful Thanksgiving!

(Image from the History Center on Main Street, Mansfield PA's online collection.)

10/31/2025

From all of us at PastPerfect, have a Happy Halloween! 🎃👻

(Image from the Wyoming State Museum's online collection.)