Social media often feels like a fleeting snapshot of our lives, but many are turning to Facebook groups for a different reason: to preserve shared memories and unique materials. While these communities can quickly gather hundreds of thousands of members, questions linger about the long-term fate of the content collected. What happens to these digital treasures as the platform evolves? Understanding this could shape how we archive our shared history in a landscape where permanence often feels elusive.
Also, you know this if you’re scrolling or subscribed, but we’ve taken to archiving history ourselves with our everyday “On This Day” column that features the news from Minot’s past seen through editorial lens of the now out of print Ward County Indpendent. Also, if you’re looking for more, the Facebook group “Minoters” was a trendsetter in the market Fast Company describes in the article below.
