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Livingston County historian outlines ARPA-funded digitization and new online catalog
Summary
County historian Holly Watson told supervisors the historian's office used ARPA funds to digitize thousands of microfilmed local newspaper pages, launched a searchable records index, and will use the Preservica platform to publish additional materials and an upcoming Murray Hill history book.
Holly Watson, Livingston County historian, updated the Board of Supervisors on three signature projects the historian’s office is pursuing this year, including extensive digitization of local microfilmed newspapers funded with ARPA dollars.
Watson said the office digitized roughly four times as many pages as in the previous year and is…
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