Amid the systematic and widespread destruction of southern Lebanese villages, extending even to cemeteries, Lebanon is witnessing a genuine and growing concern with preserving what remains of personal and collective archives. Individuals, groups, and institutions are racing to salvage photographs, documents, and memories at risk of being lost forever. At the same time, other initiatives are emerging to document personal narratives of loss, even as that loss is still unfolding and has not yet become a past that can be recounted from a distance.