The Winnipegosis Historical Society(WHS) recently received a $14,000 grant to help them digitize their filing system.
The money is from the provincial government's Community Museum Project Support Program and will help WHS continue the work they've already done. WHS President Jo Bunka says it's a huge project, but it's also an important one.
"If you know anything about museums, we have a lot of files, because we hold the things that we do in public trust. So we have to keep a record of how we obtained things, what things are, what is the history of the artifacts and belongings that have come under our care."
Bunka says they've been keeping these detailed records since they opened in 1985, so there is nearly 40 years' worth of files to digitize. Once the work is done, it will give WHS a chance to share its collection with even more people.
"When this project is completed, you would be able to go online through this data-based program, and actually research that item."
However, Bunka says the project is about more than just accessibility.
"In some ways, it's almost a security step, because it will preserve the information that we've gathered for a much longer time."
Bunka says that the work began last year when they hired someone who had taken a collection management course at the University of Manitoba. She says the same person will be hired this summer to continue that work.
