Uncommon Ephemera
@uncommonephemera.org
Citizen archivist. The only person on earth preserving filmstrips. Lost Media hunter. Don't talk to me about politics.
LIVE NOW: Looking for endangered and #lostmedia on #VHS tapes that we can upload to @archive.org. IS THIS ANYTHING? is live now on Twitch!
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January 12, 2026 at 11:55 PM
LIVE NOW: Looking for endangered and #lostmedia on #VHS tapes that we can upload to @archive.org. IS THIS ANYTHING? is live now on Twitch!
twitch.tv/uncommonephe...
twitch.tv/uncommonephe...
LIVE TONIGHT 7PM EST: 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 at 7pm EST on Twitch.
twitch.tv/uncommonephe...
twitch.tv/uncommonephe...
January 12, 2026 at 6:07 PM
LIVE TONIGHT 7PM EST: 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 at 7pm EST on Twitch.
twitch.tv/uncommonephe...
twitch.tv/uncommonephe...
LIVE TONIGHT 7PM EST: 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 at 7pm EST on Twitch.
twitch.tv/uncommonephe...
twitch.tv/uncommonephe...
January 12, 2026 at 2:23 PM
LIVE TONIGHT 7PM EST: 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 at 7pm EST on Twitch.
twitch.tv/uncommonephe...
twitch.tv/uncommonephe...
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I don't like asking for money. But I'm the only person saving filmstrips, and I can't do it without help.
$69 of $30,000, ten days in. Please donate if you can. Please share if you can't.
uncommonephemera.org/donate
$69 of $30,000, ten days in. Please donate if you can. Please share if you can't.
uncommonephemera.org/donate
January 10, 2026 at 1:19 PM
I don't like asking for money. But I'm the only person saving filmstrips, and I can't do it without help.
$69 of $30,000, ten days in. Please donate if you can. Please share if you can't.
uncommonephemera.org/donate
$69 of $30,000, ten days in. Please donate if you can. Please share if you can't.
uncommonephemera.org/donate
NEWLY RESTORED AT @archive.org: This 1985 filmstrip for Gen X latchkey kids covers the basics of safety when home alone, with several dramatized examples.
WATCH NOW: archive.org/details/unco...
WATCH NOW: archive.org/details/unco...
January 9, 2026 at 3:04 PM
NEWLY RESTORED AT @archive.org: This 1985 filmstrip for Gen X latchkey kids covers the basics of safety when home alone, with several dramatized examples.
WATCH NOW: archive.org/details/unco...
WATCH NOW: archive.org/details/unco...
Scanned and uploaded to @archive.org: This 1953 geography #filmstrip shows how people live in three regions in four states - Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia.
archive.org/details/unco...
archive.org/details/unco...
January 9, 2026 at 1:36 AM
Scanned and uploaded to @archive.org: This 1953 geography #filmstrip shows how people live in three regions in four states - Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia.
archive.org/details/unco...
archive.org/details/unco...
Scanned and uploaded to @archive.org: Part of a series on life in medieval times, this #filmstrip shows what life was like in a castle. That pattern you see is not part of the film, it's the film binder beginning to fail; the final boss of Eastmancolor stock.
archive.org/details/unco...
archive.org/details/unco...
January 9, 2026 at 1:02 AM
Scanned and uploaded to @archive.org: Part of a series on life in medieval times, this #filmstrip shows what life was like in a castle. That pattern you see is not part of the film, it's the film binder beginning to fail; the final boss of Eastmancolor stock.
archive.org/details/unco...
archive.org/details/unco...
Scanned and uploaded to @archive.org: This 1968 #filmstrip is a systematic analysis of American writer Mark Twain, but it's missing its soundtrack. Fun Fact: producer Howard Decker once offered me his archive, then ghosted me. Or he might have died.
archive.org/details/unco...
archive.org/details/unco...
January 8, 2026 at 7:12 PM
Scanned and uploaded to @archive.org: This 1968 #filmstrip is a systematic analysis of American writer Mark Twain, but it's missing its soundtrack. Fun Fact: producer Howard Decker once offered me his archive, then ghosted me. Or he might have died.
archive.org/details/unco...
archive.org/details/unco...
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Scanned and uploaded to @archive.org: This 1949 #filmstrip is a biography of the American writer and diplomat Washington Irving.
archive.org/details/unco...
archive.org/details/unco...
January 8, 2026 at 2:12 AM
Scanned and uploaded to @archive.org: This 1949 #filmstrip is a biography of the American writer and diplomat Washington Irving.
archive.org/details/unco...
archive.org/details/unco...
Scanned and uploaded to @archive.org: This intense 1951 religious #filmstrip tells the story of a steamer captain who takes an orphan into his care; the orphan dies which causes the captain to believe in God. Wait... what?
archive.org/details/unco...
archive.org/details/unco...
January 7, 2026 at 8:14 PM
Scanned and uploaded to @archive.org: This intense 1951 religious #filmstrip tells the story of a steamer captain who takes an orphan into his care; the orphan dies which causes the captain to believe in God. Wait... what?
archive.org/details/unco...
archive.org/details/unco...
IN THE OFFICE: Saving rare media including filmstrips, a format no one else is trying to save. Watch #lostmedia as it comes off the scanner before it's uploaded to @archive.org.
Twitch: twitch.tv/uncommonephe...
YouTube: youtube.com/live/2f02LNV...
Twitch: twitch.tv/uncommonephe...
YouTube: youtube.com/live/2f02LNV...
January 7, 2026 at 4:12 PM
IN THE OFFICE: Saving rare media including filmstrips, a format no one else is trying to save. Watch #lostmedia as it comes off the scanner before it's uploaded to @archive.org.
Twitch: twitch.tv/uncommonephe...
YouTube: youtube.com/live/2f02LNV...
Twitch: twitch.tv/uncommonephe...
YouTube: youtube.com/live/2f02LNV...
Scanned and Uploaded to @archive.org: Part of a series on American geography, this 1954 #filmstrip focuses on the Willamette-Puget Sound Lowland in Washington and Oregon.
archive.org/details/unco...
archive.org/details/unco...
January 7, 2026 at 1:04 AM
Scanned and Uploaded to @archive.org: Part of a series on American geography, this 1954 #filmstrip focuses on the Willamette-Puget Sound Lowland in Washington and Oregon.
archive.org/details/unco...
archive.org/details/unco...
LIVE ALL DAY: In the office saving #filmstrips and other media! Come keep me company while I save #lostmedia no one else is saving so I can upload it to @archive.org.
WATCH ON YOUTUBE: youtube.com/live/2f02LNV...
OR TWITCH: twitch.tv/uncommonephe...
WATCH ON YOUTUBE: youtube.com/live/2f02LNV...
OR TWITCH: twitch.tv/uncommonephe...
January 6, 2026 at 4:04 PM
LIVE ALL DAY: In the office saving #filmstrips and other media! Come keep me company while I save #lostmedia no one else is saving so I can upload it to @archive.org.
WATCH ON YOUTUBE: youtube.com/live/2f02LNV...
OR TWITCH: twitch.tv/uncommonephe...
WATCH ON YOUTUBE: youtube.com/live/2f02LNV...
OR TWITCH: twitch.tv/uncommonephe...
LIVE NOW: Searching for endangered and #lostmedia on donated #VHS tapes we can upload to @archive.org. IS THIS ANYTHING? is back from holiday break!
WATCH NOW: twitch.tv/uncommonephe...
WATCH NOW: twitch.tv/uncommonephe...
January 5, 2026 at 11:55 PM
LIVE NOW: Searching for endangered and #lostmedia on donated #VHS tapes we can upload to @archive.org. IS THIS ANYTHING? is back from holiday break!
WATCH NOW: twitch.tv/uncommonephe...
WATCH NOW: twitch.tv/uncommonephe...
LIVE TONIGHT 7PM EST: What's on all these #VHS tapes? Weird stuff? Local commercials? Rare or #lostmedia we can upload to @archive.org? There's only one way to find out. IS THIS ANYTHING? returns tonight at 7pm EST.
twitch.tv/uncommonephe...
twitch.tv/uncommonephe...
January 5, 2026 at 5:04 PM
LIVE TONIGHT 7PM EST: What's on all these #VHS tapes? Weird stuff? Local commercials? Rare or #lostmedia we can upload to @archive.org? There's only one way to find out. IS THIS ANYTHING? returns tonight at 7pm EST.
twitch.tv/uncommonephe...
twitch.tv/uncommonephe...
BACK FROM BREAK TONIGHT 7PM EST: What's on these newly-donated #VHS tapes? Commercials? Weird stuff? Endangered or #lostmedia we can upload to @archive.org? There's only one way to find out. IS THIS ANYTHING? returns tonight at 7pm EST.
twitch.tv/uncommonephe...
twitch.tv/uncommonephe...
January 5, 2026 at 12:03 PM
BACK FROM BREAK TONIGHT 7PM EST: What's on these newly-donated #VHS tapes? Commercials? Weird stuff? Endangered or #lostmedia we can upload to @archive.org? There's only one way to find out. IS THIS ANYTHING? returns tonight at 7pm EST.
twitch.tv/uncommonephe...
twitch.tv/uncommonephe...
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NEW YEAR, NEW GEAR: The first 2026 merch drop has landed. Support #filmstrip and other rare media preservation with new hats, a new mug, new stickers, and a January-exclusive license plate frame that says "My other car is a filmstrip projector" 😂
GRAB STUFF NOW: uncommonephemera.org/shop
GRAB STUFF NOW: uncommonephemera.org/shop
January 3, 2026 at 5:55 PM
NEW YEAR, NEW GEAR: The first 2026 merch drop has landed. Support #filmstrip and other rare media preservation with new hats, a new mug, new stickers, and a January-exclusive license plate frame that says "My other car is a filmstrip projector" 😂
GRAB STUFF NOW: uncommonephemera.org/shop
GRAB STUFF NOW: uncommonephemera.org/shop
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It’s January 2nd. Don’t forget to change the oil on your toilet.
Patreon supporters just got early access to a new fully-restored #filmstrip! What could it be about based on this single frame? Wrong answers only.
Join today and check it out: patreon.com/uncommonephe...
Join today and check it out: patreon.com/uncommonephe...
January 2, 2026 at 2:35 PM
It’s January 2nd. Don’t forget to change the oil on your toilet.
Patreon supporters just got early access to a new fully-restored #filmstrip! What could it be about based on this single frame? Wrong answers only.
Join today and check it out: patreon.com/uncommonephe...
Join today and check it out: patreon.com/uncommonephe...
January 2, 2026 at 1:02 PM
Patreon supporters just got early access to a new fully-restored #filmstrip! What could it be about based on this single frame? Wrong answers only.
Join today and check it out: patreon.com/uncommonephe...
Join today and check it out: patreon.com/uncommonephe...
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
In 2025 I saved 250+ filmstrips without any of the equipment the big archives have. In 2026, let's try for 500.
I need a fraction of what museums need to do this full-time. Please share my mission to save these rare films before it's too late.
uncommonephemera.org/donate
In 2025 I saved 250+ filmstrips without any of the equipment the big archives have. In 2026, let's try for 500.
I need a fraction of what museums need to do this full-time. Please share my mission to save these rare films before it's too late.
uncommonephemera.org/donate
January 1, 2026 at 4:08 PM
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
In 2025 I saved 250+ filmstrips without any of the equipment the big archives have. In 2026, let's try for 500.
I need a fraction of what museums need to do this full-time. Please share my mission to save these rare films before it's too late.
uncommonephemera.org/donate
In 2025 I saved 250+ filmstrips without any of the equipment the big archives have. In 2026, let's try for 500.
I need a fraction of what museums need to do this full-time. Please share my mission to save these rare films before it's too late.
uncommonephemera.org/donate
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December 29, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Wow, the spambots are getting super lazy
Now it’s Christmas
December 25, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Now it’s Christmas