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Webster Groves commission discusses creating digital Webster Landmarks collection and other preservation projects
Summary
Commission members discussed harvesting historic-property documentation into a Webster Landmarks collection on Missouri Digital Heritage, coordination with the city and library, and related preservation tasks including plaques, research, and salvaging architectural materials.
Members of the Webster Groves Historic Preservation Commission discussed plans to create a Webster Landmarks collection hosted on Missouri Digital Heritage, along with other preservation activities including plaque wording, archival research and possible salvaging of historic materials from a property slated for demolition.
A commission member said the group has been exploring the feasibility of harvesting existing documentation from the city website and internal records to create a searchable collection on Missouri Digital Heritage. Staff and volunteers told the commission that the state-hosted site requires uploaded items in PDF format, and that most of the landmark nomination documents already exist in PDF. The commission was told the state’s application process appeared…
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