Queer Legacies Project: Elder Digital Archiving Workshops

Queer Legacies Project (QLP) is an in-person workshop series developed by the in partnership with , digital archiving project, and , a service and advocacy organization for LGBTQ+ elders with centers in the Bronx, Harlem, Chelsea, Brooklyn, and Staten Island. QLP aims to illuminate the personal histories and ephemera of NYC’s LGBTQ+ elders through facilitated archiving workshops. The project will convene LGBTQ+ elders to emphasize the importance of their personal archives and stories within the greater narrative arc of LGBTQ+ history in the U.S. These workshops will help participants preserve their personal archives for future generations by cataloging the stories and ephemera that reflect the valuable histories of their lives.

! Membership is highly encouraged for all archiving workshop participants. We will have staff on hand to help you sign up on-site if preferred.

1:00p - 2:00p, Presentation [Full Group] | Our featured archivist will give a lecture/presentation [see list below]

2:00p - 3:00p, Group 1 Digital Archiving | Half of our group [Group 1] will begin the process of archiving their materials while the other half [Group 2] discusses their collections with our videography team

3:00p - 4:00p, Group 2 Digital Archiving | Group 2 will begin archiving their materials while Group 1 discusses their collections with our videography team

Participants from our last Queer Legacies Project at Edie Windsor SAGE Center, 2025. Photos by Leandro Justen.

Allison Elliott is an archivist and queer historian with a deep commitment to exploring the archive as a dynamic source of creative material and a platform for information activism. She currently serves as the Archives and Programs Manager at The Feminist Institute, where she oversees content partnerships, curates digital collections, and spearheads TFI’s annual Pop-Up Memory Lab.To date, the Memory Lab has digitized over 2,500 materials, supporting nearly 75 feminist artists, activists, and media-makers. Within this initiative, Allison has organized four workshops on topics ranging from personal digital archiving and tape digitization to the ethics of digitization and building feminist legacies. The 2024 Memory Lab introduced a new Creative Archival Works Showcase, featuring four short films that incorporated archival materials into their narratives. In addition, Allison has contributed to the re-presentation of The Dyke Show with Joan E. Biren, conducting essential release work.Allison’s research interests span feminist and queer information networks and activism, feminist citationality, HIV/AIDS activism, and community archives. She holds an MA in Media Studies and Social Justice from CUNY Queens College, where her work focused on information activism, counter-archives, and queer and trans histories in the 20th and 21st centuries. She also earned a Certificate in Interactive Technology and Pedagogy from the CUNY Graduate Center, enabling her to develop digital archival education initiatives. In 2018, she received a BA in Gender Studies from Mount Holyoke College, which has continued to inspire and ground her work in feminist and queer history and archival practices.

• Wheelchair accessible from street via an elevator
• Wheelchair accessible bathrooms
• ASL Interpretation will be provided upon request | please email [email protected] at least one week prior to your scheduled session

We strive to host inclusive, accessible events that enable all individuals, including individuals with disabilities, to engage fully. Please reach out with any questions, requests or needs to [email protected]. For more information about SAGE Harlem Center, please call 646- 660-8953 or email [email protected].

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