History book project launched
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RICHMOND -- With the 2020 installment of Quaker Day festivities behind them, members of the Richmond Community Historical Society have set a goal for the 2021 event traditionally held the last Saturday in September.
And that's hopefully to have a 20th Century Richmond history book available for sale.
The project has been officially launched with a pursuit under way, extending an invitation to people "to dig through your old photos, flip through your albums and check those slide carousels to find photos that show Richmond scenes, Memorial Day parades, buildings and people from the 20th century," a promotional flier at the festival noted.
Photos should show identifiable people and buildings from the Richmond area from 1900 through 1999. The photos will be included online in a photo gallery and may appear in book form when published by the historical society.
The historical society has identified the need to create a third Richmond history book since the first and second ones were done in 1976 and 1986. There also is a need to record and preserve the more recent history of Richmond from the 20th century before the knowledge of the people from this timespan is lost and forgotten, according to society President Phil Judy and his wife, Sandy, secretary.
The goal of the third Richmond history book is to capture the history of its people between 1900-2000 through two World Wars, the Great Depression and the second half of the 20th century, ultimately providing a visual record of the village during the 1900s for future generations, according to the Judys.
The decision to proceed with the project came at the historical society's July meeting with the project to be carried out first by community participation in gathering, documenting and submitting photographs digitally through the Crew House Museum website at crewhouse.weebly.com.
Community members are asked to submit photos by using the Google form submission link. Each submission will ask for the who, when, where and what of the photo's story. By submitting the photo online, the person submitting the photo also is giving written permission for the historical society to use the photographs on its website and in any future books to be published.
There also is an option for people to donate originals or copies or photos to be submitted for digital scanning.
The photos and information can be sent to the historical society at P.O. Box 1, Richmond OH 43944.
Having information about the photos submitted and the people in them identified is important, according to Phil Judy.
"So many times we have pictures and have no idea who they are and when it was taken," Phil said.