how do you preserve an aggregate of family memorabilia... [View all]

.....to make it available to everyone and for future generations?

There are 13 cousins in my generation. Two subsequent generations have sprouted. Some family heirlooms are scattered here and there among the family. And an archive of historical memorabilia exists: 19th century collections of correspondence, photos, documents, war records and service medals through WW2, diaries, and so on. This archive is in the hands (unfortunately) of a near hoarder. She has scooped up everything for decades, and the rest of us never see these things (which are as much everyone's as hers). And they have NEVER been available for the boomer-millenial age members to see.

How do families deal with the items that should be commonly available?

I have begun a conversation asking family members to think about what should be done. I suspect the hoarder is verydisturbed about now.