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- The Scott County Community Memory Project Digital Collection exists to preserve and provide access to rural Scott County history. The project was funded by an IMLS grant to the Scott County Library System from 2019-2021.
www.scottcountyiowa.gov/library/local-history-resources/scott-county-community-memory-project
The Scott County Community Memory Project (SCCMP) digitized close to 1,000 items and collected more than 30 oral histories. Every town in rural Scott County is represented in some way, and there is something from every decade from the 1850s to today.
- The Scott County Community Memory Project Scanning Days
The Scott County Library System recently received a sizable...
- Scott County Memories with John Brassard Jr.
He will share little known stories of the early residents of...
- The Scott County Community Memory Project Scanning Days
Nov 14, 2019 · The Scott County Library System recently received a sizable federal grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services to collect and preserve photos and documents relevant to Scott County history. The Project will host several scanning days over the next two years to preserve photographs, albums, and documents relating to rural Scott ...
He will share little known stories of the early residents of rural Scott County. The event is free to the public. It will launch the Scott County Community Memory Project, a two-year grant funded effort to collect and preserve the
The Scott County Community Memory Project was funded by IMLS grant #LG-27-19-0224-19 to collect and preserve the history of rural Scott County, Iowa. Individuals and organizations agreed to give the Scott County Library System a digital copy of these items to provide public access to important...
Nov 6, 2024 · Scott County Community Memory Project guidelines. Create an inventory of what you have and where it is stored. Choose what to organize and save based on sentimental, professional, and financial value. Create a file name system – keep it simple and be consistent with date formatting.
The Scott County Community Memory Project is a two-year grant initiative seeking to collect and preserve the rural history of the county and help residents preserve their own family history. Part of the project is conducting a select number of oral history interviews.
Community Memory Cohorts. In 2019, WiLS began a cooperative agreement with the Institute for Museum and Library Services (IMLS) to facilitate a cohort of ten libraries around the country that received Accelerating Promising Practices (APP) grants from IMLS.
