Preserving Southport History: Community Scanning Day In-Person
Do you have photos, letters, or other documents about the Southport area you’d like to share? We can help maintain them for future generations.
The Southport Historical Society, Brunswick County Library, and UNC Wilmington Randall Library invite you to join us in our quest to discover and preserve Southport history!
Our team will electronically scan your items and add them to our digital archives.
You keep the originals and receive a free scanned copy on a USB digital storage device.
- Date:
- Saturday, April 6, 2024
- Time:
- 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM
- Time Zone:
- Eastern Time - US & Canada (change)
- Location:
- Harper Meeting Room
- Library Branch:
- Margaret & James Harper, Jr. Library
- Audience:
- Adult (ages 19+)
- Categories:
- Adult program
What types of materials should I bring for scanning?
Unique items that tell the story of your life, your home, your neighborhood, your church, or your business, such as:
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● Photographs ● Scrapbooks ● Newsletters ● Church bulletins and publications ● Event fliers ● Political signs (small), buttons, fliers, etc. |
● Family histories ● Local restaurant menus ● Letters and postcards you don’t mind sharing publicly ● Publications from local civic groups, etc. ● Items that are not under copyright (examples of copyrighted items are books, newspapers, magazines) |
How long will it take?
This depends on how many people are participating. If a lot of people are waiting, we may have to limit the number of items to be scanned.
If you are willing, we may work with you to see if we can “borrow” the items, scan them in the library, and return them to you or arrange a private meeting at a later date.
You will get a copy. They will also be placed in an online archive that the public can access at https://digitalcollections.uncw.edu/ and https://sites.google.com/site/researchsouthporthistory/ We will ask you to sign a release form that allows us to put the items online, but you do not give up any other rights. We will also not make your name public if you don’t want us to.
We may ask if we can record you while you describe the items. This is just for reference and to keep us from making mistakes and these recordings will be deleted once we have the details on your items. The recordings will not be made public and we will not record unless you give permission.