CONTRARY TO POPULAR BELIEF, historic archives are ever-changing. As we learn new information, we update records to better convey the history of the photographs, documents and items preserved within the archive. The Kelley House archive is also regularly assessing new donations.

Recently, a descendant of the Kelley family donated items belonging to her ancestors. With donations like this, we learn so much about individuals in the past, piecing together their stories through fragile documents and photographs that may otherwise be lost to time.

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