Updates
Dispatches from our digitization operations, partnership announcements, and writing on why preservation matters.
Our team in Bujumbura has crossed a major milestone. With more than 47,000 civil registry pages now digitized, the Burundi project is entering its next phase: building searchable indexes that connect citizens to their records.
By Pace Ellsworth
We are announcing our partnership with SOGENCO and ABADBU in Brazzaville. This collaboration opens access to decades of administrative records that have never been cataloged, let alone digitized.
By Matt Ellsworth
GDPR enshrines a right to be forgotten. We argue for its complement: a right to be remembered. In this essay, we lay out the case that record preservation is not cultural nostalgia — it is the foundation of civic participation.
By Pace Ellsworth
Tanzania represents Pre's third country engagement. We share what we have learned from Burundi and Congo and how we are adapting our methodology for a new institutional landscape.
By Matt Ellsworth
A look inside our scanning process: the equipment we use, the quality standards we maintain, and how we train local teams to produce archival-grade digital records at a fraction of traditional cost.
By Pace Ellsworth
After two years of field work, partnerships, and building the technology platform, Pre Foundation is formally launching as a Missouri 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Here is who we are, what we do, and why it matters.
By Pace Ellsworth