mcdude
02-11-2010, 06:27 PM
Here's the LINK (http://laconia.pastperfect-online.com)
from the Laconia Daily Sun
Lakes Region photo history now available online
LACONIA — Five years of planning, grants and hundreds of volunteer hours culminated yesterday in a small gathering of history buffs in Rotary Hall, a meeting room located in the lower level of the Public Library. The event was the “virtual” ribboncutting for Lakes Region History Online, a database for digitized historical photographs, documents and other artifacts. Library Director Randy Brough said the site will initially contain digital files created from items in the collections of the library, the Laconia Historical and Museum Society and the Historic Belknap Mill. He said it was his hope for the project to eventually serve as a database for many, if not all, of the history-minded organizations of the Lakes Region. “That’s our goal,” he said, adding that the Sandwich Historical Society and the Thompson-Ames Society in Gilford had already expressed interest. Brough said the project started with a grant from the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation’s Corporate Fund, which made it possible for a cataloguer to be hired to create an initial cache of digital files. More recently, a grant from Laconia Savings Bank allowed for the purchase of software and a large scanner. The resulting website can be seen at Laconia.pastperfect-online.com (note the lack of the www. prefix). “We’re happy with it,” said Brough. “Many communities, many organizations, will benefit from this collaboration,” said John Moriarty, executive director of the Historic Belknap Mill. He credited much of the collaboration to Jenna Carroll-Plante, executive director of the Laconia Historical and Museum Society. Carroll-Plante said volunteers had so far digitized 801 photos and documents for the database. “Our goal was 400, we got carried away.” They will continue, but with upwards of 100,000 items in their collection, adding to the digital library will be a never-ending task, especially considering that each document takes about 30 minutes to scan, describe and catalog. Images on the site are available fore personal and educational use, those who wish to publish photos must make a written request. The images on the site will appear with a “water mark,” a superimposed mark that will discourage unauthorthed ized use of the images. Those who wish to may purchase a print of any of the images. Prices range from $10 for a four by six inch print to $35 for a 20” by 30”. Proceeds from the print sales will be used to catalog more images. Viewers can search for images of a particular street or location, person, organization or for items from a particular year. However, for people who just want to see some historic photos, there’s also a “random search” button that brings up an assortment of images. “This is just really fun to go through,” said Carroll-Plante. “I hope you all enjoy using it,” she said. — Adam Drapcho
Here's a link to those photos having specifically to do with WINNIPESAUKEE (http://laconia.pastperfect-online.com/38044cgi/mweb.exe?request=jump;dtype=d;startat=1)
from the Laconia Daily Sun
Lakes Region photo history now available online
LACONIA — Five years of planning, grants and hundreds of volunteer hours culminated yesterday in a small gathering of history buffs in Rotary Hall, a meeting room located in the lower level of the Public Library. The event was the “virtual” ribboncutting for Lakes Region History Online, a database for digitized historical photographs, documents and other artifacts. Library Director Randy Brough said the site will initially contain digital files created from items in the collections of the library, the Laconia Historical and Museum Society and the Historic Belknap Mill. He said it was his hope for the project to eventually serve as a database for many, if not all, of the history-minded organizations of the Lakes Region. “That’s our goal,” he said, adding that the Sandwich Historical Society and the Thompson-Ames Society in Gilford had already expressed interest. Brough said the project started with a grant from the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation’s Corporate Fund, which made it possible for a cataloguer to be hired to create an initial cache of digital files. More recently, a grant from Laconia Savings Bank allowed for the purchase of software and a large scanner. The resulting website can be seen at Laconia.pastperfect-online.com (note the lack of the www. prefix). “We’re happy with it,” said Brough. “Many communities, many organizations, will benefit from this collaboration,” said John Moriarty, executive director of the Historic Belknap Mill. He credited much of the collaboration to Jenna Carroll-Plante, executive director of the Laconia Historical and Museum Society. Carroll-Plante said volunteers had so far digitized 801 photos and documents for the database. “Our goal was 400, we got carried away.” They will continue, but with upwards of 100,000 items in their collection, adding to the digital library will be a never-ending task, especially considering that each document takes about 30 minutes to scan, describe and catalog. Images on the site are available fore personal and educational use, those who wish to publish photos must make a written request. The images on the site will appear with a “water mark,” a superimposed mark that will discourage unauthorthed ized use of the images. Those who wish to may purchase a print of any of the images. Prices range from $10 for a four by six inch print to $35 for a 20” by 30”. Proceeds from the print sales will be used to catalog more images. Viewers can search for images of a particular street or location, person, organization or for items from a particular year. However, for people who just want to see some historic photos, there’s also a “random search” button that brings up an assortment of images. “This is just really fun to go through,” said Carroll-Plante. “I hope you all enjoy using it,” she said. — Adam Drapcho
Here's a link to those photos having specifically to do with WINNIPESAUKEE (http://laconia.pastperfect-online.com/38044cgi/mweb.exe?request=jump;dtype=d;startat=1)