St. Charles History Museum receives donated equipment

Thornapple Questers donated an iPad, scanner and photo-light equipment to the St. Charles History Museum with the help of a matching grant by the Illinois Questors. The museum's goal is to digitize and link historical documents, photos, slides, videos and artifacts.

The equipment will allow the museum to economically digitize these historical items rather than depend on costly outsourcing for digitization. Organization and linking of digitized information to a compatible software program will provide for more efficient and comprehensive research methods.

Thornapple Questers is part of an international nonprofit organization. Questers are lovers of antiques, collectibles and history who encourage an appreciation for antiques, and the preservation and restoration of historical landmarks.

In recent years, Thornapple Questers has contributed funds for Corron Farm, Jones Law Office and Preservation Partners of Fox Valley.