LIVE ALL DAY: Saving rare #filmstrips and their soundtracks for restoration and upload to the Internet Archive.

Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/live/ms9zrp63w2o
or Twitch: https://twitch.tv/uncommonephemera

SAVING FILMSTRIPS: Live this morning and afternoon, saving rare #filmstrips that are essentially #lostmedia.

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0J0LruqSP5Q
Twitch: https://twitch.tv/uncommonephemera

SAVING LOST MEDIA ALL WEEKEND: Scanning never-before-seen 20th century #filmstrips so I can safeguard them at the @internetarchive. Come hang out and watch the process, all this weekend.

Youtube: https://youtube.com/live/0J0LruqSP5Q
Twitch: https://twitch.tv/uncommonephemera

SAVING LOST MEDIA ALL WEEKEND: Scanning never-before-seen 20th century #filmstrips - nobody else is saving this stuff! Come hang out and watch the process, all this weekend.

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNgVMdKWmfw
Twitch: https://twitch.tv/uncommonephemera

SAVING FILMSTRIPS: I'll be scanning #filmstrips on the live streams today and tomorrow until about 5pm EDT. Come hang out and watch as we save actual #lostmedia.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNgVMdKWmfw

or

https://twitch.tv/uncommonephemera

Back in the office today saving #filmstrips. Come hang out, learn why the process is so slow, and listen to some original ambient lo-fi. Uncommon Ephemera is back!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNgVMdKWmfw
https://twitch.tv/uncommonephemera

Donations and patronage keep me able to save #filmstrips. We are way behind, and dangerously close to having to shut down. We aren't eligible for grants, and this is full-time work. Can you help us spread the word?

https://uncommonephemera.org/donate

#FilmPreservation #MediaPreservation #Retro #RetroMedia #LostMedia #VintageMedia #Vintage #InternetArchive

As an independent archivist, I can't scan #lostmedia 18 hours a day like the big guys. But I have something they don't: kittens. Watch Peter and Olivia help me scan #filmstrips to safeguard at the Internet Archive all day today:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50a47sFlLn8

Did you know that #filmstrips were a low-cost alternative to 16mm movies? Not preserving them means disproportionately ignoring poor school districts, underprivileged learners, and marginalized communities. We could use your help to safeguard these forgotten films at the Internet Archive.

https://www.gofundme.com/f/uncommon-ephemera-2025

Donate to Back My Solo Mission to Save Forgotten Filmstrips, organized by Mark O'Brien

As far as I can tell, I’m the only person saving filmstrips, a forgotte… Mark O'Brien needs your support for Back My Solo Mission to Save Forgotten Filmstrips

gofundme.com

I'm hanging out with the folks over at Dave's Vintage Apple Tech livestream today, talking shop and scanning #filmstrips!

https://www.youtube.com/live/aRwjeYR-pM4