If so, research sources that are collected by community archives. You can find there e.g. family photos, private documents and diaries. Polish scientists consider sources of community archives to be very important for researches with new approaches, e.g. every day life, cultural life and social life.
Community archives are archival initiatives which are independent from the state activities. They are also a new place where every one can look for different historical sources.
Community archives exist also in different countries in the world. You can read about archives in Kanada, New Zeland, Italy, Germany, Great Britain and Poland
here.
Photo: Warsaw University, Author: Nihil novi
