Author of the article: Francis Racine
Publishing date: Jan 22, 2021 • January 22, 2021 • 3 minute read • Handout Not For Resale Stormont-Dundas-South Glengarry MP Eric Duncan, who spearheads a committee that hopes to digitally archive all of SDG s newspapers, told county council on Monday, Jan. 18, 2021, the work was nearly complete. Handout/Cornwall Standard-Freeholder/Postmedia Network Supplied
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An initiative aimed at preserving SDG’s rich newspaper past through technology has already scanned about 180,000 pages but there is still much work to be done.
Stormont Dundas South Glengarry MP Eric Duncan who spearheaded the project with the help of several local volunteers provided an update to county council on Monday.
SDG Newspaper digitization continues Reading time: 2 min 30 s
By Phillip Blancher, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
UNITED COUNTIES of SD&G, Ontario – Wrapping up the SDG Counties’ newspaper digitization project is no small feat, in fact it is the project that is a victim of its own success.
“The good news and the bad news is, we’re not done yet,” said MP Eric Duncan, who has spearheaded the digitization project for the past two years. “We’ve been very impressed – overwhelmed quite frankly – by the past couple of years with the number of individuals and businesses that have come forward with significant amounts of the collection. ”