Historians digitize Córdoba towns’ records to preserve heritage
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In Córdoba, Argentina, historians Carlos Ferreyra and Facundo Seara launched a service to locate and digitize historical records for smaller towns and municipalities.
These communities often struggle with the cost and logistics of accessing central archives. The historians combine archival methods with practical solutions, retrieving documents from Córdoba’s archives, scanning them, digitizing them, and creating indexed digital files. They currently maintain 30 digital archives and have already determined the founding dates for 16 towns.
Their work mirrors the role of a traditional administrative agent, but applies scientific and archival principles to help municipalities rewrite their histories. The team adapts its research to each town’s specific history and economic activity, and collaborates with specialists in different historical periods to ensure comprehensive research.
