Here’s How You Can Help Preserve History In 5 Minutes

A simple guide to archiving a newspaper and preserving history forever.

Heads up: it involves money, but stay with me. 

Almost a year ago, Archivi.ng scanned its first newspaper ever. Since then, we’ve digitised over 80,000 pages spanning roughly two decades. 

Not only is our work digitising the past, we’re also making sure the work is accessible for facilitating the production of new knowledge. In Ibadan, a PhD student uses Archivi.ng to write her thesis about Nollywood. In New Zealand, a researcher used Archivi.ng to aid her research about flood trends in Nigeria. 

In the near future, you will use ChatGPT to find richer answers to your questions about Nigerian history. The Wikipedia entries will have more depth. Our work will continue making knowledge richer and creating unlimited utility; it’s The Archivi.ng Effect. 

Now, we’re asking you to be a part of it. 

We crunched the numbers, and now, for every $5 you contribute, you enable us to digitise one newspaper, turning fragile pages into forever-preserved knowledge. Your donation goes directly towards the scanning, digitising, archiving and online accessibility of the papers. 

This isn’t just about keeping history alive; it’s also about making it accessible to people worldwide forever. Donating will preserve history, but one small thing, no one will ever forget you did. Ever. 

Let’s do this.