A Dispensary of Knowledge
// FACTSO: Where historical truths emerge from the archives
A wild dispensary of source material: scanned primary sources, lost Geocities pages, hand-digitized local history books, and documents rescued from digital oblivion. We preserve what others might forget.
Archive Collections
Explore our growing repository of digitized historical materials
Primary Sources
150+ documents
Original manuscripts, letters, diaries, and government records. Hand-transcribed with annotations and contextual notes.
Lost Web Archives
500+ pages
Geocities genealogies, early web history projects, and digital ephemera rescued from link rot and server sunsets.
Local Histories
75+ volumes
Small-print local history books from community libraries, digitized and indexed for searchability.
Maps & Surveys
200+ items
Historical maps, land surveys, and territorial documentation georeferenced and annotated.
News Clippings
1,000+ articles
Newspaper articles, community bulletins, and ephemeral publications capturing moments in time.
Oral Histories
50+ recordings
Transcribed interviews, audio recordings, and firsthand accounts from knowledge keepers.
Recent Additions
From Dusty Shelves to Digital Archives
Discover
Unearth rare documents in libraries, archives, rotten webpage links
Digitize
Carefully scan, photograph, or extract digital materials preserving quality
Transcribe
Convert images to searchable text with meticulous attention to detail and editorial corrections
Annotate
Add context, cross-references, and metadata for accessibility and searchability
Share
Openly! For all: researchers, students, curious minds
Contribute to the Archive
Have historical documents gathering dust? Know of digital archives at risk? Help us preserve knowledge for future generations.