Using a high-end scanner, David Hunsberger is digitizing about 2,500 photos from the 1800s and early 1900s of families that lived in the Ramona- to- Santa Ysabel area and in the Santa Maria Valley (California). The photos will be saved on a hard drive and can then be transferred to DVDs where they will be more easily accessible, and there will be no worry of deterioration, Hunsberger said.

The project was initiated by Ken Woodward, director of the Guy B. Woodward Museum. Woodward’s father, Guy, founded the museum and was instrumental in collecting many historical photos and documents.

Woodward wanted to make sure the collection would never be lost and would be available for others to view. He was aware that many major museums had been using computer technology to preserve their historical documents and photos.

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