5 Days of digitizing the Addison Gandy Collection of historic documents and photos

As part of the team scheduled to digitize this treasure trove of documents, photos, letters, original newspapers from beginning in 1837 and so much more, I left every day in joy for having the privilege of seeing and handling all of this immense amount of valuable historical information. The family members we met at the location were wonderful people and their memories added to our delight as a new find came to light. We worked from early morning to evening, 5 operating scanning and photography set ups with 20 volunteers to either man the equipment or sift through the rooms full of files, boxes, books, and original letters and maps. All of the images saved - and I can't even guess the number - will now be cropped, categorized, titled and eventually placed on FamilySearch.org. I'm honored to be a part of this group and see our Texas and Montgomery County/Town come to life. 

Kirsten Beard