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Donald Green Local History Room

Local History and Technology

DONALD W. GREEN LOCAL HISTORY ROOM
The Clinton-Macomb Public Library welcomes customers and lovers of local history to enjoy our growing local history collection at the Main Library. Librarians are interested in archiving physical objects such as maps, yearbooks, and out-of-print books to develop an online archive of historical images and documents. Are you doing research? Check out these resources:

IMG_0857-300x225ARCHIVE YOUR PHOTOS, SLIDES AND VIDEOS
The Donald W. Green Local History room at the Main Library offers a high-volume scanner and a VHS-to-DVD converter to residents of Clinton and Macomb Townships. The high volume scanner can be used to quickly digitize a stack of old photos. The VHS to DVD converter allows you to play back home-made VHS tapes (in real time) and save a copy onto a DVD (you must supply) for archiving purposes. There is also a 35mm slide digitizer that will convert old 35mm slides to digital pictures. These are self-serve stations and we provide step-by-step manuals to assist you through the process. Please call (586) 226-5040 to set up an appointment to use the equipment.

VETERANS HISTORY PROJECT
The Veterans History Project of Macomb records interviews with former and current members of the military. Interviews are sent to the Library of Congress. CMPL has a collection of local interviews in the Donald W. Green Local History Room available for check out. You may also watch these interviews on YouTube.
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