Archives and Records Custodians Symposium (ARC)
Welcome to the ARC Symposium. We are excited to share content and connections specifically for you, the records community. We hope you can join in for our live sessions on 4 March 2026 and watch relevant content from past symposiums, available throughout the year.
Register for the ARC Symposium Online
Join us for a day of learning about access and preservation of historical records, held in conjunction with RootsTech by FamilySearch the world's largest family history conference. March 4, 2026
2025
Navigating Privacy in Archives: Best Practices for Protecting Personal Data
This panel discussion will explore the complex issues surrounding the protection of sensitive personal information in historical documents. We will examine best practices for archivists to balance public access with the privacy rights of individuals featured in archival materials. Topics will include legal considerations, ethical dilemmas, and technological solutions for managing and redacting private data within archival collections.
Meeting the Needs of Records Custodians: FamilySearch Future Direction
Jim Ericson, Orvill S Paller, Dave Wilkes
FamilySearch Archive Services
Learn more about FamilySearch's services for the archives and records repositories.
Past Sessions
Welcome and Global Archives Panel Discussion
Dr. Emmanuel Calairo, Dr. Yolanda Camacho-Zapata, Carlos Serrano Vásquez, Dr. Thomas Aigner, Michael Colemere, สตีเฟน ที. ร็อกวูด
On Demand Sessions
A Message from our Chairman
Chairman of the Board at FamilySearch, Elder Kevin S. Hamilton welcomes you to the 2023 ARC Symposium
Browse the on-demand library
RootsTech has hundreds of classes to help you discover your family and see your records at work.
Other Content
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FamilySearch Services for Records Custodians Since 1894
Since 1894 FamilySearch has been partnering with archives and records repositories around the world to help preserve and share the records they keep. Learn from those partners how working with FamilySearch has helped them in their efforts.