Robert Stickney watches Jodie Foley of the Montana Historical Society demonstrate archiving methods at the Lincoln County Courthouse on Friday. Stickney and other volunteers were attending a day-long training in advance of "Archives Blitz," a maps-preserving, open-to-the-public event that will take place 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oct. 9 to Oct. 13 at the Ponderosa Room at 952 E. Spruce St. near City Hall. (John Blodgett/The Western News)