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Latest news and announcements from Uncommon Ephemera.
September 5, 2026
Arts-section feature profiles the one-person archive alongside a Europe-wide university project to recover a format "almost completely written out of history" JOHNSON CITY, NY - September 5, 2026...
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A QNAP NAS now hosts the archive's databases, websites and services; QNAP is featuring the migration as a customer story JOHNSON CITY, NY - September 4, 2026 - Uncommon Ephemera has partnered with...
Read More →July 6, 2026
A donated collection broadens the range of what's known to survive from the filmstrip format JOHNSON CITY, NY - July 6, 2026 - Uncommon Ephemera, the filmstrip preservation initiative founded by Mark...
Read More →April 23, 2026
Filmstrip chapter written for the Internet Archive's online report now appears in its first print edition JOHNSON CITY, NY - April 23, 2026 - Mark O'Brien, founder of the filmstrip preservation...
Read More →April 1, 2026
A mid-century home restoration newsletter introduces its readers to filmstrip preservation JOHNSON CITY, NY - April 1, 2026 - Mark O'Brien, founder of the filmstrip preservation initiative Uncommon...
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Preservation began with a rescued shelf of school library filmstrips and a car trunk in 1999 JOHNSON CITY, NY - March 4, 2026 - Mark O'Brien, founder of the educational filmstrip preservation...
Read More →January 1, 2026
Uncommon Ephemera continues solo mission to preserve educational filmstrips before they decompose JOHNSON CITY, NY - January 1, 2026 - Uncommon Ephemera, the only known initiative dedicated to...
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