Vermont Business Magazine Learn how to salvage your storm-damaged family photos, artwork, textiles, media and other family treasures by meeting with preservation specialists at the Vermont State Fair and local Disaster Recovery Centers.
These FEMA and Library of Congress “Save Your Family’s Treasures” preservation teams will demonstrate how to safely handle and salvage your damaged items, using techniques taught by Heritage Emergency National Task Force conservation experts.
Vermont State Fair -- 175 S. Main St., Rutland, VT 05701
Preservation specialists will be at the Vermont State Fair from Aug. 16-19. They will be sharing a booth with FEMA’s Disaster Survivor Assistance teams at the following times and dates:
- 9:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. Aug. 16
- 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Aug. 17
- 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. Aug. 18
- 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. Aug. 19
Disaster Recovery Centers
CORRECTION: Specialists will also be available 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. Aug. 18 and 8 a.m.to 6 p.m. Aug. 19 and 21-24 at these three Disaster Recovery Centers:
- Barre Auditorium, 16 Auditorium Hill, Barre, VT 05641
- Northern VT University – McClelland Hall, 131 College Hill Road, Johnson, VT 05656
- Vermont College of Fine Arts, 36 College St., Montpelier, VT 05602
FEMA and the Smithsonian Institution co-sponsor the Heritage Emergency National Task Force, a partnership of 62 national service organizations and federal agencies, to protect cultural heritage from the damaging effects of natural disasters and other emergencies.
If you cannot attend the demonstrations, guidance and resources are available online at Save Your Family Treasures | FEMA.gov.
FEMA is committed to ensuring disaster assistance is accomplished equitably, without discrimination on the grounds of race, color, religion, nationality, sex, age, disability, English proficiency or economic status. Any disaster survivor or member of the public may contact the FEMA Civil Rights Office if they feel that they are the victim of discrimination. FEMA’s Civil Rights Office can be contacted toll-free at 833-285-7448. Multilingual operators are available.
For the latest information about Vermont’s recovery, visit fema.gov/disaster/4720. Follow the FEMA Region 1 account at Twitter twitter.com/FEMARegion1 or the FEMA Facebook page at facebook.com/FEMA.
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8.16.2023. WILLISTON, Vt. – FEMA
