A new volunteer committee calling themselves the Wellsville Digital Archive Group (WDAG) has recently formed. The group consists of James "Sparky" Miller, Charles Franklin, Susan & Jeff Haugh and Mike Lynn. Each member of this group have some involvement in using the digital media. Miller is the designer & operator of the Wellsville High School Alumni web site and the Haughs are owners & operate Haugh Designs which develop web papes for the internet among other things. All the members have a compelling interest in the history of the village.
The goal of this group is to get a digital archive of Wellsville's history in co-operation with the Wellsville Historical Society. It will be a catalogued history of all the items displayed or in possession at the River Museum. The museum is owned and operated by the Historical Society and is loaded with artifacts going back to the beginning and showing the progression of the village. The items displayed in the museum are just a portion of what they have. Due to space limitations it is impossilbe to display everything.
Getting this history on video with digital pictures and DVD formats will forever record what each item is for generations to come. The group first got together July 22 and on August 11 met with officers and trustees of the Historical Society. Everyone present agreed it was worthwhile to get everything recorded "before memory fades".
All production by the WDAG will belong to the Historical Society. Having gotten the Society's approval to proceed the fledgling WDAG are in the process getting organized with how to proceed. We'll try to keep you posted on developments. For the five original members it is an exciting challenge. Once completed - who knows? That will be the Society's call.
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