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Commission explores digitizing oral histories under SHPO grant
Summary
Commission members discussed using SHPO grant funds to digitize local oral histories, archiving them on the city site or cloud to guard against loss; a commissioner volunteered to conduct interviews for prioritized living residents.
Commission member Amy reported outreach about a possible SHPO grant to digitize oral histories and described mixed reactions from local stakeholders: some said they already keep recordings locally on hard drives and were reluctant to change workflow, while others liked the idea of linking oral-history recordings to the city's website or cloud storage to prevent loss.
Amy volunteered to interview prioritized living residents and said the local group would revise lists to focus on people still alive and prioritize by age. Commissioners asked staff to investigate how city cloud storage or other archival options might support digitization and public access and to bring a follow-up plan to the next meeting.
