The process of cataloging all of the Historical Society's holdings in a database will require us to handle each piece.  We will record facts about each document.  If we added a step to that process and scan each document at the time that we record it, we will have an image of the document within the database.  This would require an additional investment of time, technology and money but much less than if we were to go back and digitize the collection at a later date, handling each piece again.   The additional investment would give us the ability to preserve and provide community access to the collection without endangering the fragile paper documents.  Access could be fee based either on our Website or on a CD Rom and could potentially provide additional revenue for the Society.  Take a look at some examples of digital collections.

Project from Library of Congress is a collection of text, photos, maps etc.  This is a very clean and simple user interface  Type in Kennebunkport in the search box.

Early Canadiana Online / Notre memoire en ligne 

"The '47 Fire." is a Flash presentation made in cooperation with the Brick Store Museum.  (Requires flash player  and a high speed connection)

A Grant of the Province of Maine to Sir Ferdinando Gorges and John Mason, esq., 10th of August

1622 - From Yale University

1639 - From Yale University

1664 - From Yale University

1674 - From Yale University

Here are some web sites created with Virtual Exhibit that you can visit.    
Arkansas State University
Kona Historical Society
Everett Public Library
Tucson Museum of Art

PastPerfect Museum Software Basic Package - Version 3.0. Everything you need to organize, manage, and research you collections and membership.  Automates accessions, loans, and cataloging easily and efficiently. Record complete info about each new loan and accession, including donor info and donation type. Automatically generate and print deed of gift forms and thank you letters. Separate collection screens designed specifically for objects, photos, archives and libraries allow quick and easy data entry

Digital Imaging Upgrade. PastPerfect Software can be equipped with imaging capability allowing you to attach multiple images to each catalog record. With version 3.0 you can attach upto 999 images to each catalog record. PastPerfect's Digital Imaging module provides an easy-to-use interface that will allow you to acquire images directly from a digital scanner, camera or any other TWAIN compliant devices. Click here for more information.

Virtual Exhibit (VE) is the new instant website creator for PastPerfect Museum Software.

Microsoft Access - Microsoft Office Database management tools

Personal Library - Search and indexing Utility

Teachers

Residents of Kennebunkport

Community Access

Collections Administration

Sharon - Database Administration

York County Technical College

Color Scanner(OCR)/Laser printer

Museum Collection Software

Endowment for the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access

National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC) 

Institute of Museum and Library Services All About Grants and Awards 

National Leadership Grants for Libraries

Archive Grant Programs, Maine Historical Records Advisory Board

Kennebunkport.com

Gift shop

Planning Digital Projects for Historical Collections

Getting the Picture: Observations from the Library of Congress on Providing Online Access to Pictorial Images. Describes selected aspects of the Library's practical experience and current practices from digital capture through interactions with users, with an emphasis on the integration of access to pictorial images online with other services and activities at the Library. Published in: Library Trends. (Fall 1999)

ETC Research and Development

Founded in Portland, Maine in 1989, the Libra Foundation seeks to provide financial assistance and in turn providing hope and assurance to a broad spectrum of people in Maine. The Foundation's lack of formal grant guidelines follows closely to the mission, believing that all areas and people need support. Broad subject areas that have been supported in the past include: religion, health, education, human services, the arts, public/society benefit, and justice. Libra accepts applications from all over the state of Maine and also supports all sectors of Maine society. Information found on the Foundation's Web site includes a complete grant history, list of trustees, specific grant exclusions, grant application procedures and contact information.

The Portland, Maine-based, Margaret Burnham Charitable Trust makes grants to organizations located in or serving the state of Maine. The subject areas supported annually include; community/social services, medical, education, arts/culture, and the environment. The Trust is a member of the Maine Philanthropy Center and is linkable from the site. The limited site also includes previous years grant list, grant application information, deadline information, printable grant application, and contact information.

The Hannaford Charitable Foundation will consider requests from cultural programs such as the establishment or ongoing support of civic centers, museums, and libraries, or the maintenance of symphony orchestras, and theaters.  The Application Process:
If you believe your funding proposal fits within the Hannaford Charitable Foundation guidelines for giving, please send a one or two page request for support to the Hannaford Charitable Foundation, P.O. Box 1000, Portland ME 04104