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Uncommon Ephemera

@uncommonephemera.org
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Citizen archivist. The only person In America preserving filmstrips. Lost Media hunter. Don't talk to me about politics.

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Uncommon Ephemera @uncommonephemera.org · 07/10/2026
Scanned and uploaded to @archive.org: This 1957 #filmstrip explains how laws are (or were) made in the United States, and pre-dates the famous Schoolhouse Rock cartoon by almost twenty years. VIEW AT YOUR OWN PACE: uncom.cc/qyy1p
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Uncommon Ephemera @uncommonephemera.org · 06/10/2026
LIVE NOW IN THE OFFICE: Digitizing filmstrips and filmstrip soundtracks today for eventual upload to @archive.org. Watch and listen as nearly-#lostmedia gets saved from obscurity and the landfill. uncom.cc/03b6y
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Uncommon Ephemera @uncommonephemera.org · 05/10/2026
LIVE NOW: Searching for endangered and #lostmedia on #VHS we can upload to @archive.org. IS THIS ANYTHING? is live now on Twitch. uncom.cc/yc412
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Uncommon Ephemera @uncommonephemera.org · 05/10/2026
LIVE TONIGHT 7PM EDT: What's on all these #VHS tapes? Weird stuff? Home movies? Commercials? Endangered or #lostmedia we can upload to @archive.org? There's only one way to find out. IS THIS ANYTHING? is live tonight on Twitch. Which tape should we start with? uncom.cc/yc412
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Uncommon Ephemera @uncommonephemera.org · 05/10/2026
LIVE TONIGHT 7PM EDT: What's on all these #VHS tapes? Weird stuff? Commercials? Home movies? #lostmedia we can upload to @archive.org? There's only one way to find out. IS THIS ANYTHING? is live tonight on Twitch. Which tape should we start with? uncom.cc/yc412
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Uncommon Ephemera @uncommonephemera.org · 05/10/2026
LIVE NOW:Digitizing #filmstrip soundtracks on #cassette from recent donations for eventual upload to @archive.org, including... uh... whatever this is. uncom.cc/03b6y
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Uncommon Ephemera @uncommonephemera.org · 04/10/2026
LIVE IN THE OFFICE NOW: Digitizing #filmstrip soundtracks on #cassette from recent donations all day, nearly-lost media that's eventually headed to @archive.org, like this one with groovy music and a questionable narrator. uncom.cc/03b6y
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Uncommon Ephemera @uncommonephemera.org · 03/10/2026
In the office all day processing endangered and #lostmedia donations, and trying to work around the occasional visit from the cat. Stop by and see how media gets rescued from a fate in a landfill and processed for eventual upload to @archive.org. uncom.cc/03b6y
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Uncommon Ephemera @uncommonephemera.org · 03/10/2026
Making progress! Day 2 of checking in #filmstrips, #vinyl, and #cassettes from recent donations. Those filmstrips are stacked four rows deep in the middle there. Not shown: 50 more records, and 20 filmstrips that are being sorted to another box.
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Uncommon Ephemera @uncommonephemera.org · 03/10/2026
In the office tonight processing all the wonderful #filmstrip and #lostmedia donations before they're uploaded to @archive.org. Watch real media preservation as it happens -> uncom.cc/hbknz
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Uncommon Ephemera @uncommonephemera.org · 02/10/2026
Here are the #filmstrips, and soundtracks on #vinyl and #cassette I got checked in today from the massive donations we opened yesterday. More to come over the weekend!
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Uncommon Ephemera @uncommonephemera.org · 02/10/2026
Scanned and uploaded to @archive.org: This U.S. government #filmstrip, part of a series on colors, has lost its most important feature due the relentless fading of Eastmancolor, and it's missing its soundtrack to boot. VIEW AT YOUR OWN PACE: uncom.cc/xq9f9
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Uncommon Ephemera @uncommonephemera.org · 01/10/2026
Missed any part of last night's unboxing event? Watch the replay on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0mEHnXUSrA
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Uncommon Ephemera @uncommonephemera.org · 30/09/2026
LIVE NOW: Opening a TON of #filmstrip and #lostmedia donations! Join us while we see what's in the boxes for the first time! Watch now --> uncom.cc/9vc0e
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Uncommon Ephemera @uncommonephemera.org · 30/09/2026
LIVE TONIGHT 7PM EDT: Look at all these #filmstrip donations! Join me and Mrs. Ephemera as we open them tonight on YouTube and Twitch. Then they get digitized and uploaded to @archive.org. Please share and join us tonight! uncom.cc/2
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Uncommon Ephemera @uncommonephemera.org · 30/09/2026
LIVE TONIGHT 7PM EDT: Look at all these #filmstrip donations! Join me and Mrs. Ephemera as we open them tonight on YouTube and Twitch. Then I'll start getting them digitized and uploaded to @archive.org. Please share this and join us tonight! uncom.cc/2
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Uncommon Ephemera @uncommonephemera.org · 30/09/2026
Due to the recent @nytimes profile on my filmstrip preservation work, I've gotten a TON of donations! My wife and I will be opening these donations live Wednesday September 30 at 7pm EDT. Please share & join us! uncom.cc/nexum
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Uncommon Ephemera @uncommonephemera.org · 30/09/2026
Scanned and uploaded to @archive.org: This 1948 #filmstrip from a Christian publisher with Disney-esque art seems to be talking about Native Americans and astronomical constellations, but it's missing its soundtrack, so who knows what it's about? VIEW AT YOUR OWN PACE: uncom.cc/kfel3
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Uncommon Ephemera @uncommonephemera.org · 29/09/2026
Due to the recent @nytimes profile on my filmstrip preservation work, several donors have found me and offered more stuff to save. This is all the stuff I've gotten in the past month. My wife and I will be opening these donations live tomorrow night. Please share & join us! uncom.cc/w3gwv
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Uncommon Ephemera @uncommonephemera.org · 28/09/2026
LIVE NOW: Searching for endangered and #lostmedia on #VHS we can upload to @archive.org. IS THIS ANYTHING? is live now on Twitch. uncom.cc/yc412
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Uncommon Ephemera @uncommonephemera.org · 28/09/2026
LIVE TONIGHT 7PM EDT: What's on all these #VHS tapes? Commercials? Weird stuff? Home movies? Endangered or #lostmedia we can upload to @archive.org? There's only one way to find out. IS THIS ANYTHING? is live tonight on Twitch. Which tape should we start with? uncom.cc/yc412
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Uncommon Ephemera @uncommonephemera.org · 28/09/2026
LIVE TONIGHT 7PM EDT: What's on all these #VHS tapes? Weird stuff? Commercials? Home movies? #lostmedia we can upload to @archive.org? There's only one way to find out. IS THIS ANYTHING? is live tonight on Twitch. Which tape should we start with? uncom.cc/yc412
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Uncommon Ephemera @uncommonephemera.org · 26/09/2026
SPECIAL EVENT WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 30 7PM EDT: I've gotten EVEN MORE donated media to save since Thursday! Join Mrs. Ephemera and me on Wednesday night as we see what we got! uncom.cc/w3gwv
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Uncommon Ephemera @uncommonephemera.org · 26/09/2026
“Adult content,” lmao. Never change, Bluesky
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Uncommon Ephemera @uncommonephemera.org · 26/09/2026
Could be the worst album cover ever. This album should be called “A Lunch Is Lost.”
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Uncommon Ephemera @uncommonephemera.org · 26/09/2026
SPECIAL LIVE SHOW WED SEP 30 7PM EDT UNBOXING FILMSTRIP DONATIONS! I've received hundreds of filmstrips because of the NYT article! Join Mrs. Ephemera and me on Wednesday when we open them! More info: uncom.cc/w3gwv
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Uncommon Ephemera @uncommonephemera.org · 25/09/2026
NEWLY RESTORED at @archive.org: Part of a 1985 series on robotics, this #filmstrip showed students how robotics technology was used in industry at the time, and is a cool time capsule of the then-modern technology. uncom.cc/o653u
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Uncommon Ephemera @uncommonephemera.org · 25/09/2026
SPECIAL LIVE SHOW WED SEP 30 7PM EDT UNBOXING FILMSTRIP DONATIONS! I've received hundreds of filmstrips because of the NYT article! Join Mrs. Ephemera and me on Wednesday when we open them! More info: uncom.cc/w3gwv
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Uncommon Ephemera @uncommonephemera.org · 25/09/2026
Scanned and uploaded to @archive.org: This very old #filmstrip is a tour of the southern highlands and southern coastal plain of Brazil, and seems to be missing a script the teacher would read along with it. VIEW AT YOUR OWN PACE: uncom.cc/sog2z
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Uncommon Ephemera @uncommonephemera.org · 24/09/2026
Scanned and uploaded to @archive.org: This 1969 #filmstrip teaches viewers how to design multimedia-ready learning spaces for children and adults alike, with lots of retro tech and hand-built models. Sadly, no soundtrack. VIEW AT YOUR OWN PACE: uncom.cc/avuro
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Uncommon Ephemera @uncommonephemera.org · 24/09/2026
Scanned and uploaded to @archive.org: This 1967 #filmstrip from a Lutheran publisher is a measured, Christian-focused look at human reproduction. Sadly, it's missing its soundtrack. VIEW AT YOUR OWN PACE: uncom.cc/gtgv8
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Uncommon Ephemera @uncommonephemera.org · 23/09/2026
Scanned and uploaded to @archive.org: A 1981 #filmstrip adaptation of Marc Brown's book "Arthur's Valentine." Sadly, it's been separated from its soundtrack. VIEW AT YOUR OWN PACE: uncom.cc/5t2vq
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Uncommon Ephemera @uncommonephemera.org · 23/09/2026
Scanned and uploaded to @archive.org: This 1955 #filmstrip from Life magazine presents the history of mammals, from the paleocene epoch to the pleistocene epoch. VIEW AT YOUR OWN PACE: uncom.cc/o6lcv
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Uncommon Ephemera @uncommonephemera.org · 21/09/2026
LIVE NOW: Searching for endangered and #lostmedia on #VHS we can upload to @archive.org. IS THIS ANYTHING? is live now on Twitch. uncom.cc/yc412
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Uncommon Ephemera @uncommonephemera.org · 21/09/2026
LIVE TONIGHT 7PM EDT: What's on all these #VHS tapes? Old commercials? Weird stuff? Home movies? Endangered or #lostmedia we can upload to @archive.org? There's only one way to find out. IS THIS ANYTHING? is live tonight on Twitch. Which tape should we start with? uncom.cc/yc412
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Uncommon Ephemera @uncommonephemera.org · 21/09/2026
LIVE TONIGHT 7PM EDT: What's on all these #VHS tapes? Weird stuff? Commercials? Home movies? #lostmedia we can upload to @archive.org? There's only one way to find out. IS THIS ANYTHING? is live tonight on Twitch. Which tape should we start with? uncom.cc/yc412
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Uncommon Ephemera @uncommonephemera.org · 18/09/2026
Scanned and uploaded to @archive.org: This 1949 #filmstrip is an introduction to fractions, and features colorful, wholesome mid-century illustrations. VIEW AT YOUR OWN PACE: uncom.cc/gedgi
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Uncommon Ephemera @uncommonephemera.org · 17/09/2026
Scanned and uploaded to @archive.org: Part of a 1963 series on music, this #filmstrip focused on the concept of key signatures. Sadly, its soundtrack is long gone. VIEW AT YOUR OWN PACE: uncom.cc/m6865
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Uncommon Ephemera @uncommonephemera.org · 17/09/2026
Scanned and uploaded to @archive.org: This 1949 #filmstrip introduces students to mixed fractions decades before Two And A Half Men. It's got colorful, wholesome mid-century illustrations, too. VIEW AT YOUR OWN PACE: uncom.cc/q2pst
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Uncommon Ephemera @uncommonephemera.org · 16/09/2026
Scanned and uploaded to @archive.org: This 1955 #filmstrip from Life magazine is a comprehensive overview of the evolution of reptiles, from their evolutionary origins to the end of dinosaurs. VIEW AT YOUR OWN PACE: uncom.cc/k0ixb
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Uncommon Ephemera @uncommonephemera.org · 16/09/2026
Anybody familiar with the band #Pseudopod? I found this dub of their 1998 debut album "Pod" which was independently produced/released; looks to be nearly-lost and certainly super-rare. There are show recordings on @archive.org, should I upload this as well?
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Uncommon Ephemera @uncommonephemera.org · 16/09/2026
Scanned and uploaded to @archive.org: This wholesome and colorful 1950 #filmstrip teaches viewers why Americans celebrate (or celebrated) Flag Day, and what the flag does (or used to) stand for. VIEW AT YOUR OWN PACE: uncom.cc/i0wip
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Uncommon Ephemera @uncommonephemera.org · 14/09/2026
LIVE NOW: Searching for endangered and #lostmedia on #VHS we can upload to @archive.org. IS THIS ANYTHING? is live now on Twitch. uncom.cc/yc412
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Uncommon Ephemera @uncommonephemera.org · 14/09/2026
LIVE TONIGHT 7PM EDT: What's on all these #VHS tapes? Weird stuff? Home movies? Old commercials? Endangered or #lostmedia we can upload to @archive.org? There's only one way to find out. IS THIS ANYTHING? is live tonight on Twitch. Which tape should we start with? uncom.cc/yc412
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Uncommon Ephemera @uncommonephemera.org · 14/09/2026
LIVE TONIGHT 7PM EDT: What's on all these #VHS tapes? Weird stuff? Commercials? Home movies? #lostmedia we can upload to @archive.org? There's only one way to find out. IS THIS ANYTHING? is live tonight on Twitch. Which tape should we start with? uncom.cc/yc412
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Uncommon Ephemera @uncommonephemera.org · 12/09/2026
IN THE OFFICE: Scanning #filmstrips today for safeguarding at @archive.org and dumping some cassettes for the Discord to identify. Come keep me company and see almost-lost filmstrip frames come off the scanner in realtime. uncom.cc/zecye
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Uncommon Ephemera @uncommonephemera.org · 11/09/2026
NEWLY RESTORED at @archive.org: Part of a 1985 series on robotics, this #filmstrip discusses the various differences that matter when choosing or specifying an industrial robot. uncom.cc/p8qbo
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Uncommon Ephemera @uncommonephemera.org · 11/09/2026
Scanned and uploaded to @archive.org: This 1950 #filmstrip introduces viewers to mid-century farmers in Greece, and is full of photos of real farmers from 1950 working in rural areas of the country. VIEW AT YOUR OWN PACE: uncom.cc/cskil
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Uncommon Ephemera @uncommonephemera.org · 10/09/2026
Scanned and uploaded to @archive.org: Part of a series on colors for youngsters, this 1976 #filmstrip features a musical revue of the adventures in the previous filmstrips. It's complete with its soundtrack. VIEW AT YOUR OWN PACE: uncom.cc/g8m3j
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Uncommon Ephemera @uncommonephemera.org · 10/09/2026
Scanned and uploaded to @archive.org: Part of a 1976 elementary series on colors, this #filmstrip features a blue crayon who gets three blue wishes from a blue bee. It's complete with its soundtrack. VIEW AT YOUR OWN PACE: uncom.cc/jvh73
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