Help needed for photo preservation
Friday, July 10, 2009
Community members are invited to help preserve and identify historical photographs of Flint Hills area residents on Saturday from noon to 4 p.m. at the Chase County Museum in downtown Cottonwood Falls.
According to a news release from the Pioneer Bluffs Foundation, “Connecting the Story” is an opportunity to share and preserve a fascinating and detailed story of life in the Flint Hills throughout the twentieth century.
Helen Rogler (1902-1999) documented this story in a methodical and comprehensive collection of scrapbooks, photographs, letters, and newspaper clippings featuring Chase County life during the 1900s. This unique collection has been donated to Pioneer Bluffs Foundation. A collaborative effort to catalog and preserve these archives has been undertaken by Pioneer Bluffs Foundation, the Chase County Historical Society, Emporia State University students and Living Education.
On Saturday, “Connecting the Story” will begin with identifying and housing photographs in archival-quality protection. The next phase of the project will include preserving letters and correspondence.
Community members interested in participating in this historical preservation project can contact executive director Lynn Smith at (620) 753-3484 or lynn@pioneerbluffs.org.
Pioneer Bluffs Foundation was formed in December 2006 with the purchase of the 1908 home of Henry and Maud Rogler and several distinctive barns. Helen Rogler was Henry and Maud’s daughter. Pioneer Bluffs, on the National Register of Historic Places, is a mile north of Matfield Green or 15 miles south of Cottonwood Falls on Flint Hills National Scenic Byway, Kansas Highway 177.
The news release said the mission of Pioneer Bluffs Foundation is to celebrate the history and experience of the tallgrass prairie and its Flint Hills ranching heritage; and to revitalize Pioneer Bluffs as a community resource and gathering place where we explore sustainable ways to live in harmony with nature.
create (anonymous) says...
That sure is a good idea about posting them online. In that way, many more people are likely to have a look see. Good thinking, crackeroo.
I recently bought a film and slide digital converter in the hopes of tackling all my photos and slides taken back when there was no such thing as digital. Such a daunting task leaves me sighing heavily however. Maybe I'll wait until we're in the middle of a blizzard. I know, I know, one small step at a time. That's how I make quilts and they aren't daunting to me.
July 10, 2009 at 4:07 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )