Remembering Suwannee: Reflections on a new year, Part 1

Eric Musgrove  County Historian I hope everyone had a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year as we roll into 2026. In lieu of a normal historical article, I’d like to take this opportunity to impart a few historical lessons and practical information that may be of some use to the readers for this new year. First, we’ll talk about preserving documents. There are a variety of methods used to preserve old documents. A rule of thumb for old documents is “never do something that you can’t undo.” I can’t tell you how many times I have come across old documents that have been taped together using the same Scotch tape that we use around our homes. The tape, when it event