Be a part of history in the making! Dig out your historic local photos, documents, and Oxford County memorabilia. The Zorra Heritage Committee and the Beachville District Museum invite residents to contribute to the museum’s digital archives.
Join us for our 2nd Digitization Day, in partnership with the Zorra Heritage Committee, on Saturday, November 2 from 10-2 p.m., at the Beachville District Museum. This is your chance to preserve our community’s heritage.
Community members can register to have up to 3 items digitally documented. Your items and digital files will be returned, and copies of the files will be kept by the museum for reference.
Contributors will be asked to complete a release form and provide any available details about the items (if possible.) Fragile items may be digitized at your or the staff’s discretion. *Do not submit personal information such as addresses or social security numbers.*
Register online OR call the museum at 519-423-6497.
Frequently Asked Questions ↓
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Digitization is the process of converting physical materials or information, such as documents, photographs, and artifacts, into a digital format. Digital preservation involves the long-term maintenance of these digital files to ensure they remain accessible and usable over time. While commonly used in archives to safeguard rare documents and manuscripts that may deteriorate or become unreadable, digital preservation is also vital in making resources more widely accessible and shareable across various fields.
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-Single or multi-page documents such as newsletters or smaller maps
-Flat documents such as letters and posters up to 12.2 x 17.2 inches Please contact the museum if your document(s) exceed 11x14 inches.
-Photographs up to 8 ½ x 11 inches -3D objects such as hats, toys, tools, and jewelry that do not exceed the dimensions of 24 x 24 inches
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Files will be delivered via email, or you can purchase a memory stick for $5, and we will load the files onto it for you.
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Digital preservation safeguards valuable information, records, artifacts, and documents by creating copies that are less vulnerable to physical deterioration, particularly for historical and rare items at risk of being lost. Additionally, digitized materials can be accessed globally via the internet, making location-bound resources in museums, libraries, and archives available to a wider audience. Digital records can be securely backed up and protected through encryption, ensuring the preservation of important information against disasters like fires or floods.