Colleen Greene | August 1, 2009
Are you affiliated with a small museum, library, or archive that needs financial assitance to help preserve your special collections? If so, Bank of America is partnering with the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) to award 1-year grants of up to $3,000 each to help preserve select types of local heritage collections: Grants [...]
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Colleen Greene | December 10, 2008
I just stumbled upon the Orange County Public Library’s historical images collection today. It looks like the collection was launched back in June, and it currently consists of just under 1,100 digitized images from various Orange County historical organizations. I’m thrilled to see that OCPL finally has a digital local history gallery! Orange County libraries [...]
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Colleen Greene | November 13, 2008
Don’t miss out on the slide show presentation this Saturday, November 15th, at the Katie Wheeler branch library, featuring photographs from the Irvine Family Archive. November 15, 2008 (10:00am – 12:00pm) Eric Jessen, the retired Chief, Orange County Harbors, Beaches & Parks, will deliver a slide-show presentation of historic photographs drawn from the Irvine Family [...]
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