Family keepsakes, such as tintypes, letters and personal records, from the Civil War era are being
digitized through a program of the Ohio Historical Society and AmeriCorps.
The Ohio History Service Corps is digitizing the keepsakes at no cost to the participant, according to
Angela O’Neal, director of Collections at the Ohio Historical Society.
The program will run through July 30.
"We would like to invite Ohioans to contribute to the state’s Civil War story as a part of the
sesquicentennial commemoration," said O’Neal.
Digital images of these historic items will be included in the Ohio Memory Community Collection on
ohiomemory.org, a collaborative digital library that includes 353 historical organizations, libraries
and museums statewide.
Also, for their participation in the program, individuals will receive a high quality, archival digital
image of each of their scanned items.
Items that will be considered for inclusion must be authentic, pertain to Ohio’s Civil War era history
and be owned by the participant. Each item needs to be two-dimensional and not be over 60 inches at its
largest dimension. There is a limit of five items to be scanned for each person.
Ohio History Service Corps members working on the project are located at regional locations around the
state including Wood County Historical Center in Bowling Green, the Youngstown State University, the
Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County, the Southeast Regional Library System in Wellston and
the Ohio Historical Center in Columbus.
To find out more information or contact a regional contact, visit www.ohiomemory.org/community.