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International Day of Families

On May 15, we celebrate International Day of Families, which highlights the importance of family relationships in our lives. Today, however, family stories are not limited to the home or family chronicles—they are increasingly taking shape in the digital realm as well.

The internet has become a place where families share their memories, photos, and everyday experiences. Family blogs, genealogy websites, and local community sites capture life in ways that were previously unimaginable.

The web is highly volatile – sites disappear, content changes, and digital traces can be lost quickly. Thanks to web archiving, items such as family chronicles published online, personal blogs, or association websites that document local history and social ties can be preserved.

(Illustrative image: photograph from the magazine Český svět: illustrovaný čtrnáctidenník, December 13, 1912, 9(16), p. [29]. Digitized collection of the National Library of the Czech Republic.)