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Even if they don‘t . |®=* _ i n e wasss [| _ has found, it deepens their pride win, Cramahe Public Library _ |asas 4 m w ’r) A i x and sense ofidentity. chief executive officer Mary Norâ€" _ |sMMn es ol NC ,,7 uced F"II & Broatch likes the fact that it‘s ton said in a recent interview, _ |@ C o luia : \ ( > 'n':i‘fi i /.‘ D ig ht 1 easily shared. they‘ll at least be on the red carâ€" > .. 0o L,’i‘_ s us C areadenl| ‘3“ mitenid) _ ~Both, however, face the loomâ€" j pet. f f 1Ome mip) 4) W s are"| d ing oneâ€"year mark with trepiâ€" 6 She will be accompanied by 557 what D ;’ ol . o_ i ant _ jme . < ;i:;(wn: 3: will take tfjul;liclrflifiil'lg ramahe Heritage Committee Â¥ at Do Yo 1 5 $ 6ep it going, and there is 5o chair Lenna Broatch, with whom R k Come and :ufiiffl;”;ififlcgpahe S Past? ? u wlitint.> much yet to do. she has worked on the Digital j es suau 1 . 3. Sn aahAPBtAiaton of o mwontes Doi meive Promat 2 * w The first step to successful funâ€" Archives Project. t PO n M”" 15 Tomt 306M . Keeler Centre, Division Street Colborne KOK 150 M / draising is awareness, and they Arriving at the library in 2010, PR j Fopiemmainninedineinenemaivepmindenetmnniitnniinnl h / are planning a big Cramahe Hisâ€" Norton recalled, "one of the f bndoiirnieenmiiercnd o t in ie intinitnont ivenommerioneiietcantdl 6 â€" tory day on Jan. 26 at the Keeler things I inherited was lots of â€" | Ehmun Tosoo rusik uons ... T PMR Spiiiinaommutgnnyey N MCCCD 7 s R Centre. _ boxes. Through Lenna, I underâ€" iniromepmmtenninti Trema Hrhass Conmntice l Wls Everyone is welcome, from the stood they were heritage docâ€" & nimmnmsonmitiinstomnccmns Eomm cncemanes NE > We children who will be fascinated at uments, boxes and boxes of ecomee. ol & Â¥. W . l a glimpse of the lives their greatâ€" hom" s eapben meo | es esn â€" l w ~AWy grandparents led to the older "Heritage also had boxes and s P nelle eeloes n 0) 0+ c. o Oc _1 rouke C oo ol e 4 l‘ people with stories to share. boxes, stuff in basements, difâ€" e o en oo P t Ne ; ;. t bigie o o orooine Wonderful things still remain ferent people‘s homes, here and e + 4 ul en ares oo B innenh s ... i 18 in es en scattered, Norton expects, and there. I didn‘t really know how $ CECILIA NASMITH NoRTHUMBERLANDTopay . People who would like to share much material we had. And C j them can bring in their famâ€" if anybody asked you for anyâ€" _ Cramahe Public Library chief executive officer Mary Norton (Ieft) and Cramahe Heritage Committee chair Lenna Broatch hope everyone will _ ily records, photos or heirlooms thing, it was difficult sometimes," _ drop in at their big Cramahe History event on Jan. 26, to share their own heritage artifacts and stories 6 and to celebrate the library‘s Digital to be digitized and added to the f Broatch said. _ ¢ Archives Project that has been shortlisted for a provincial prize. 2ospou Ed pwe& 76 «44iXct database for future generations j Wishing to unify and organize 4 £vyer Tai f Y t to sha.re. all this history and make it accesâ€" â€" and a photographer and digital pets and farm animals, a list of _ of the past that intrigue Norâ€" _ all, like the virtual archives. "This project has focused us on sible, Norton applied for a Culâ€" . expert. â€"â€"_ designated buildings in Colborne _ ton most, like Eliza J. Padginton Norton pointed out that the _ the fact that we don‘t know what tural Strategic Investment Fund "We are extremely fortunate. _ and Castleton, and an exhibit . (1862 to 1961). Padginton began _ site has an interactive feature, . else is out there. We might find grant from the province, enlistâ€" They do the job because they _ called Penmanship, Lettering her 70â€"year career as postmisâ€" . where peuple_who_ happen to . some more gems," sl_le said. ing the aid of Councillor Pat _ love it," Norton said. and Signage. _ _ _ tress in January 1883. She sent _ know can help 1,dent1!:y people in There will be displays and Westrope to get through the long Months later, the Cramahe Fans of Downton Abbey can _ newspapers to enlisted Cramahe _ the old pictures. And if you know _ guest speakers (including Dan and complicated process. Digital Archives offers a wellâ€" _ see what Cramaheâ€"girls of the _ men and women to provide a someone else who might help, ~Buchanan, Roseanne Quinn, Their efforts were rewarded organized bounty of photoâ€" _ time were wearing in a display _ comforting taste of home durâ€" _ there is a feature that lets you Felicity Sidnell Reid and those last year: they were offered a graphs, records, letters, cards _ called In Style. Railroad buffs can _ ing the Boer War, First and Secâ€" _ send a virtual postcard to that â€" associated with the project), and grant of 80% of the project‘s cost _ and artifacts. Interviews, phoâ€" look at Colborne Railroad Staâ€" _ ond World Wars and the Korean _ person to ask for assistance. organizers are hoping a wider if they could come up with the tos, information about desigâ€" _ tions (there have been several, _ War. Part of the display on Padgâ€" As a bonus, Broatch said, their _ awareness and support will grow remainder. The township came _ nated homes, the wonderfully _ none of which is still standing). inton is the selection of her Secâ€" _ partâ€"timers are organizing those _ out of the event. to their aid with $6,000. rich Women‘s Institute histories, It may surprise many to see _ ond World War Christmas cards. _ boxes into a real collection once The Keeler Centre is located at The grant kicked off a oneâ€"year _ among other valuable resources, _ what a booming place Colborne Soon to be digitized is an _ they have entered their contents > 80 Division St. in Colborne, and project that started in April, fundâ€" _ bring the past to life. once was in the Early Colborne _ account of fundraising that was _ into the database. the Jan. 26 event runs from 2 to ing two scanners, two lapâ€"tops The archives home page spotâ€" â€" Businesses display, with phoâ€" _ undertaken to add a marker to A longâ€"range project might | 4:30 p.m. with special software, training _ lights some of their more colâ€" _ tographs of a few of the grocery â€" her unmarked grave in Lakeport be to set up a real archives if Meanwhile, you can access on the equipment and two partâ€" _ ourful offerings, including the â€" stores, shoe stores, livery stables, _ Cemetery in 1970, by which time _ they could find the right space. the digital archives from the time workers. Out of 100 appliâ€" _ story of Christie Mill, the 1910 _ blacksmith shops, clothing stores _ very few still alive knew where it _ Meanwhile, at least, the virtual _ Cramahe Public Library site at cants and 11 interviews, Broatch â€" Cramahe Agricultural Society _ and other businesses that made _ was located. archives is open and ready. www.cramahelibrary.ca . said, they found two perfect canâ€" _ prize list, Cramahe Township in â€" Colborne a bustling burg as far Close calls like that make Norâ€" "This project has inspired us _ . didates to get the project rolling _ the 1878 Illustrated Historical _ backas the 1850s. ton wonder what else might be _ to think beyond the short term cecilia.nasmith@sunmedia.ca â€" a former museum historian, . Atlas, photographs of Cramahe Perhaps it‘s the characters _ lost if not for a place to store it‘ and the intermediate, and hope twitter.com/NT_cnasmith