Our archives has an on-going project to borrow personal photos donors 
 do not want to give up, scan them at high-resolution, then give the 
 originals and a DVD of the scans back to the owner.  The photos are 
 attached to our PP cataloging, shown as digital record only and under 
 publication restriction for 10 years (owner must be notified--we have 
 also stated that if the donor dies the restriction dies with it).  There 
 are so many great photos out there in private hands that get 
 lost-pitched-destroyed when the owner dies or moves, that we feel that 
 this way at least we have a digital record of the people/place/event.  
 To give you an example, our local newspaper allowed me to go into their 
 photo morgue and scan over 300 of the photos there.  A year later the 
 newspaper was sold, then 6 months after that it was closed down, after 
 140 years being the only newspaper in our small town.  The newspaper 
 people told us that WE would be the owners of its photo morgue, but when 
 we got there both the old owner and new owner had been thru the files 
 and 90% of them were gone.  Without the scanning project, many one of a 
 kind photos would have been lost.  Will gladly discuss this project with 
 anyone who wishes.  Happy Holiday to everyone!  Mary Morris, Clarke Co. 
 Hist. Association, Berryville, VA 22611  [log in to unmask]

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