Article updated: 11/17/2012 5:39 PM

Residents add to Hampshire library digital collection

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Joseph Szewculak of Hampshire, a volunteer with Ella Johnson Memorial Public Library District, shows a photo of the long-gone Hampshire Honor Roll sign listing World War II veterans. The photo will be part of the digital archive collections Hampshire library.

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Sharon Roundy, a volunteer with the Tree Climbers ancestry group at the Ella Johnson Memorial Public Library in Hampshire, points to some of the essays and letters people used to read at the turn of the 20th century during the so-called "Wednesday Club." The library is working on digital archive collections of such materials.

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Valerie Ruth of Hampshire and Carolyn Gathman of Plato Township look through Gathman's album of black-and-white photos of her family's farm in the 1940s and 1950s. Both participated in "Digital Donation Day" on Saturday at Ella Johnson Memorial Public Library District.

Elena Ferrarin | Staff Photographer

Joseph Szewculak of Hampshire, a volunteer with Ella Johnson Memorial Public Library District, works at a copy stand to add items to the digital archive collections at the Hampshire library on Saturday.

Elena Ferrarin | Staff Photographer

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Hampshire resident Valerie Ruth was among those who attended "Digital Donation Day" on Saturday morning at the Ella Johnson Memorial Public Library District in Hampshire. The library is building digital collection archives with images of area residents' historical items and artifacts.

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