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...

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

Scanned and uploaded to @archive.org: This 1949 #filmstrip is a biography of the American writer and diplomat Washington Irving. 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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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...

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

Wow, the spambots are getting super lazy

Now it’s Christmas

As we near Christmas Day, here's my favorite Pat Godwin joke.

We need to limit her access to Gwyneth Paltrow I think

Christmas came early! I’ll have more information on the next episode of IS THIS ANYTHING? on January 5, 2026.

On the road this morning to pick up a donation

Hey @museumjoe.bsky.social, remember this shot in "UHF" from Philo's office? You think that's a Spectragen? Did you ever notice one of the lines says "Q36 Explosive Space Modulator: £"?

LIVE NOW: Last show of 2025! Still searching through #VHS tapes for endangered and #lostmedia we can upload to @archive.org. IS THIS ANYTHING? is live now on Twitch. JOIN US: twitch.tv/uncommonephe...

LAST SHOW BEFORE THE HOLIDAYS: What's on all these #VHS tapes? Commercials? Home movies? Weird stuff? Endangered or #lostmedia we can upload to @archive.org? There's only one way to find out. IS THIS ANYTHING? is live at 7pm EST on Twitch. twitch.tv/uncommonephe...

LAST SHOW OF THE YEAR: What's on these #VHS tapes? Could there be commercials, home movies, weird stuff? Endangered or #lostmedia we can upload to @archive.org? There's only one way to find out. IS THIS ANYTHING? is live at 7pm EST on Twitch. twitch.tv/uncommonephe...

Stay classy, place where I live

NEWLY RESTORED AT @archive.org: This 1971 anti-drug filmstrip, produced by a Long Island not-for-profit, features Fisher-Price-esque sets and an ambulance with some strong opinions about aspirin. WATCH: archive.org/details/unco...

Scanned and uploaded to @archive.org: This 1976 #filmstrip is missing its soundtrack, so it's unclear exactly what it is, but it seems to be about a Black girl and her family. archive.org/details/unco...

Scanned and uploaded to @archive.org: This 1969 #filmstrip is an overview of the challenges of urbanization. Unfortunately, it's missing its soundtrack so it can't be restored. archive.org/details/unco...

Uploaded to @archive.org: Part of a series on ecological imbalances, this 1970 #filmstrip shows the ways forests suffer in the face of progress. archive.org/details/unco...

Scanned and uploaded to @archive.org: This 1949 #filmstrip introduces young math students to the concept of decimals and how they relate to fractions. archive.org/details/unco...

PLEASE SHARE! Thanks to the incredible generosity and selflessness of the global #GivingTuesday community, Uncommon Ephemera is proud to announce that yesterday we raised $21 toward saving neglected films. (Wait. What?!) There's still time to help: uncommonephemera.org/donate

Scanned and uploaded to @archive.org: Part of a series on English colonization, this 1949 #filmstrip shows the challenges English citizens faced that motivated them to look for a new home. archive.org/details/unco...

My last ask on #GivingTuesday. Every $5–$10 means another #filmstrip safeguarded at @archive.org. Legends like you can keep these from becoming #lostmedia. uncommonephemera.org/donate

Real talk: Filmstrips don’t get boutique re-issues. Once they disintegrate, that’s it. Same preservation energy as VHS and vinyl heroes, just a format everyone's forgotten. Help me keep the scanner running? uncommonephemera.org/donate #GivingTuesday

Mark does some AMAZING work preserving filmstrips, alongside VHS tapes and other kinds of media. Please consider donating to his efforts to help archive and preserve this volatile media format... he's the only one in the world doing it! 🎞️ ❤️ uncommonephemera.org/donate/

It’s #GivingTuesday. While VHS & vinyl get the love, 20th century #filmstrips are quietly turning to dust. I’m the guy scanning them before they vanish. Every finished film gets permanently safeguarded at @archive.org. Worth a coffee (or more) today? -> uncommonephemera.org/donate

Go buy these pjs from @uncommonephemera.org We need to get 100 people to buy them :) uncommon-ephemera-shop.fourthwall.com/en-cad

LIVE NOW: Looking for endangered or #lostmedia on #VHS we can upload to @archive.org. IS THIS ANYTHING? is live now on Twitch! twitch.tv/uncommonephe...

LIVE TONIGHT 7PM EST: Is there anything else on these VHS tapes? Commercials? Weird stuff? Commercials? Endangered or #lostmedia we can upload to the @archive.org? There's only one way to find out. IS THIS ANYTHING? is live tonight at 7pm EST on Twitch. twitch.tv/uncommonephe...