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Beltrami County Historical Society details digitization projects, asks board to consider ex officio seat
Summary
Emily Haves, executive director of the Beltrami County Historical Society, updated commissioners on archives digitization, upcoming exhibits and programs, and asked the board to consider appointing a commissioner as an ex officio member of the society's board.
Emily Haves, executive director of the Beltrami County Historical Society, told the Beltrami County Board of Commissioners that the society is digitizing local collections, reviving a regional journal and preparing a 2026 exhibit series focused on water stories.
The society is digitizing film and photographic collections and has digitized more than 70 Bemidji High School sports films and over 30% of roughly 500,000 images in its holdings, Haves said. The organization is also reviving the North Country Journal with support from a Beltrami County development grant; this year’s issue highlights women’s…
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