On Wednesday, Sept. 26 at 2:00 PM Aransas County Historical Society will have an open meeting at Dairy Queen, Rockport. The first one in a year! Come by, check in, chat and find out what’s been happening around ACHS.

The Aransas County Historical Society, like most of its members, was impacted by Hurricane Harvey. Perhaps the most significant impact to the Society was the loss of the space that had been home to the ACHS Lab. The result of this is that we are not currently able to provide access for the public to our collections. We are currently seeking a new space that will allow reopening the Lab to the public. Please check this space periodically for updates.

We are currently in the process of updating the Aransas County History Society website. We will begin posting current newsletters again soon!

The life of an intern at the historical society: Part I | Chestnut Hill Local Philadelphia PA.

The life of an intern at the historical society, Part II | Chestnut Hill Local Philadelphia PA.

The Web Site: Michael Tormey’s “Legacy Blog”.

This has come up in conversation a few times recently. This article may be of use to many of our members!

This article pertains to your family bible, photographs, and memorabilia as much as your genealogical research.
The ACHS scans old photos from Aransas County 25 years old or older and archives them along with the stories behind them.
At the same time they can be submitted to the annual calendar contest.
Talk to us about archiving your old photos. Come by the LAB or email us from this site.

The Debate Over the Ethics of Photo Restoration | Michael Tormey’s “Legacy Blog”.

Past and present combine in photography project 

 

Jenna Goodwin from Ash Bank, Great Brittan, wants to create a number of ‘merged’ photographs of the six towns comprising Stoke on Trent and some of the city’s villages. She does this by stitching together a modern and historic photograph of an area to give a unique perspective on the past, present and future of a location.

She says, “I hope to enrich a day or two in people’s lives, remembering, laughing, reminiscing.” She said, “I want to take it to the elderly in homes and sheltered housing, who have no access to social media and exhibits, and share with them the memories that they once made. I want to take it to coffee mornings and share the laughs and memories of the old times that I hope that these images will bring back, as these are the people that lived and worked in these areas, grew up in these houses. I know how much my Nan loves looking at these images and the joy it brings her when she remembers things about growing up in the Potteries.

By it Jenna Goodwin is talking about a Kickstarter Fund she has started  to pay for materials for over 36 combined past and present pictures to be created.

If you get a chance read the article about the photographs by clicking on the picture or the blue title of this news:post or check out her Kickstarter Fund by clicking here.

 

 

Iconic Black and White Photographs, Colorized.

A sizable number of history’s most unforgettable images were photographed in black and white. Now, through the digital process of colorization, we can see how these scenes might have appeared in person.