{"id":450,"date":"2011-06-28T14:51:07","date_gmt":"2011-06-28T14:51:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.phwi.org\/blog\/?p=450"},"modified":"2011-06-28T14:51:07","modified_gmt":"2011-06-28T14:51:07","slug":"document-digitization-project-july-29-and-30","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.phwi.org\/blog\/?p=450","title":{"rendered":"Document Digitization Project: July 29 and 30"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Civil War 150 Legacy Project is coming to Winchester on July 29-30<\/strong> at the Winchester-Frederick County Visitor Center<\/strong>. The project is an effort to scan Civil War-era (or related) documents and photographs from private collections.<\/p>\n

Citizens are encouraged to bring original family materials to be scanned and included in the Project. This is a unique opportunity to share original family Civil War documents and photographs with a wider audience \u2013 without giving up ownership or any rights to those original materials. <\/p>\n

Please note:<\/p>\n

  • Materials must be originals.<\/li>\n
  • Materials must be from private collections.<\/li>\n
  • Only flat materials can be scanned; no three-dimensional objects can be included.<\/li>\n
  • This is not an appraisal opportunity. (Library of Virginia personnel will not be able to give any kind of valuation to the materials.)<\/li>\n

    Participants in the project should call ahead to make a scanning appointment. Appointments will be scheduled between 10 am and 4pm<\/strong> on both July 29 and 30. To schedule an appointment, participants should call the Winchester-Frederick County Visitor Center at 540-542-1326.<\/strong><\/p>\n

    The length of the appointments will vary depending upon the material to be scanned:<\/p>\n

  • Diary: 30-45 minutes per diary<\/li>\n
  • Letter \u2013 5 pages or less: 10 minutes <\/li>\n
  • Letter \u2013 6-15 pages: 20 minutes <\/li>\n
  • Photograph: 5 minutes per item<\/li>\n

    While the digitizing and display of the materials that have been scanned at previous events is an ongoing process, you can see a sample of what’s been scanned at the \u201cVirginia Memory: CW Legacy Project\u201d section of the Library of Virginia website at http:\/\/www.virginiamemory.com\/collections\/cw150<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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