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Digitize Your Family Story #1 and #2

Project Details by Fiscal Year
Project of
Northwest Regional Library Legacy Grant SFY 2010 - SFY 2011
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Activity Type
Education/Outreach/Engagement
Counties Affected
Kittson
Marshall
Pennington
Red Lake
Roseau
Kittson
Marshall
Pennington
Red Lake
Roseau
Project Overview

Northwest Regional Library sponsored and implemented Digitizing Your Family Story Workshop through a series of programs; Workshop #1 taught patrons how to scan historical family photographs and documents. Workshop #2 taught patrons how to restore these images using electronic software to adjust color, correct exposure and repair some damage.

Dates of Program:
Sept 29 Hallock Public Library
Sept 30 Warroad Public Library
Oct 5 Godel Memorial Library (Warren)
Oct 6 Red Lake Falls Public Library
Oct 7 Roseau Public Library
Oct 12 Thief River Falls Public Library
Oct 14 Greenbush Public Library

Project Details

Partner Organizations – MHS staff gave NWRL suggestions for enhancing the workshops.

Attendance (limited to 10 workstations)
Hallock 10
Warroad 10
Godel 4
Red Lake Falls 7
Roseau 6
Thief River Falls 10 + 10 (two workshops)
Greenbush 7

Measurable Outcome(s)
  • When asked if they learned to restore photographs, attendees answered as follows:

                                37%  Strongly agreed; 50% agreed and 13% were neutral

  • When asked if they would return to the library to restore images on their own, they answered:

                41% strongly agreed; 37% agreed and 22% were neutral.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Many wrote that they wished the workshops were longer or another workshop would be planned for practicing what they learned.

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