Donate or loan your original photographs to be considered for use in the new book being compiled by your historians and a group of interested citizens. The publisher, Arcadia, prefers originals, but will consider digitally scanned photos or digital photos.
All you need do is bring your photo(s) to the reception desk at Ogden Town Offices between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday before September 30. If you submit a digital photo, email it to receptionist@ogdenny.com. You will be given a physical receipt for the photo(s), or an email receipt if digital, that will designate whether or not you want to have them returned to you. It will also be a release by you to allow the photo to be used for the book and to be retained by the Ogden Historian for the town archives. Your photos will be kept in archival quality envelopes, labeled and a copy of the receipt will be kept with them.
We are also interested in having about 10 dedicated helpers to aid in developing the theme of the book (history shaping the future) and selecting the photos to carry it through. Since we have one Arcadia history book for Ogden/Spencerport, we hope to concentrate on our more modern history, from about WWII through the present day and any documented plans for the future that have been formulated by past experiences.
A publication date of Fall 2016 is desirable in order to make the books available for the holiday season and to be in folks’ hands as the Bicentennial/Sesquicentennial celebration begins January 2017.
For information call Sandy Mitchell, Village of Spencerport Historian at 352-6883 or Carol Coburn, Town of Ogden Historian at 733-4943.
