January 6, 2017 — The following was released by the New Bedford Fishing Heritage Center:
New Bedford, Mass. – The New Bedford Fishing Heritage Center will host Scanning Day on January 14, 2017 from 10:00 a.m. to noon. Scanning Day is an opportunity for the public to share and preserve a digital image of their fishing industry photographs, documents and other records for future generations.
The Center invites the public to bring their fishing industry related photographs, both historic and contemporary, as well as documents such as settlement sheets, union books, or news clippings to be scanned. Staff will scan the materials and record any information the owner shares about each piece. The owner will leave with their originals along with a digital copy of the scans on a flash drive. The Center is working to create a digital archive of these materials which will be made available to researchers and the public. These documents will help us to tell the story of the fishing industry. Scanning Day will take place the second Saturday of each month from 10:00 a.m. to noon. This event is free and open to the public.
For more information please contact the Fishing Heritage Center at: info@fishingheritagecenter.org or call (508) 993-8894.