Saw this article on the MaineToday.com website today.
Historical artifacts to get high-tech preservation
By Edward D. Murphy Portland Press Herald Staff Writer December 26, 2008 11:56 AMA $45,000 grant for digitizing equipment will allow the state to preserve significant historical documents and items, including the papers of Adm. Robert E. Peary.
The equipment will also be available for use by other historical groups around the state, such as an effort in Bar Harbor to preserve original maps of Mount Desert.
After being scanned, the digital reproductions will be made available to the public through the Maine Historical Society's "Maine Memory Network" on the Internet.
The scanner can make particularly large images, such as those of large wall maps and artifacts, Desjardin said.
I'm in favor of any effort made to digitize and make publicly available our past. Cool stuff!
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