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Hebron Historical Society is excited to announce that local resident, Peter Billard, is the keynote speaker at their February 23 meeting.
 Billard has initiated the Hebron Heritage Photo Project. The purpose of the project is to discover, scan, preserve, and display old photographs pertaining to Hebron’s history and way of life. At the meeting, he will give an overview of the photos on display and speak about the method of scanning, gathering relevant information, and organization of image categories. Part of the emphasis of Billard’s presentation will be the ease of using computer, scanner and Photoshop to make copies that can show an improvement when placed side-by-side with the original.
“HHPP's purpose is to be a community accessible resource and repository of early Hebron images,” said Billard. “It allows all who are interested to view images, as well as contribute old photos they or their family possess. Of particular interest are images showing the way of life, milestone occurrences, agriculture and business in action, people involved in both daily life and special events, celebrations, and functional aspects of the community.”
Many old photos out in the community will be lost forever as residents move away or pass away. Today scanning, copying and preserving old photos is relatively easy. The initial photo scanning days in spring 2011 were very successful in bringing out long-time residents and their photos. Repeat scanning days are in the works for March, April and May 2012. Additionally, individual scanning sessions have taken place at the convenience of the parties.
 “Many of the long-time residents who have brought in old pictures have very good recall of the events and people in them,” said Billard. “We are also documenting those memories to go with the pictures. At the meeting, we are hoping that more people will bring in pictures and share their memories with the audience.”
For more information about the project, go to www.hebronheritagephoto.com. Images are added as they're acquired. In addition to the February meeting, Billard will also be at Old Town Hall during Maple Fest to talk about the project with visitors
Mark your calendar for February 23. The meeting begins at 7:30 p.m. at Hebron’s Old Town Hall. Light refreshments will be served. As always, the Society’s meetings are free and open to the public, although donations are gratefully accepted. Parking is available in the adjacent area and across the street at Century 21.
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