Davie County Training School Reunion (1980s) Courtesy Davie County Public Library.
Yearbooks and other types of school memorabilia are some of the most popular types of items we digitize. They bring out nostalgic feelings, in addition to being sources of information about individuals and communities.
Some of the most prolific preservers of school memorabilia are High School Alumni Associations, and we’re pleased to announce that the Digital Heritage Center will now work with them to help share their collections online.
For the last 6 years, the Digital Heritage Center has served cultural heritage institutions throughout North Carolina. While many Alumni Associations may not have a brick and mortar presence, they are often entities with long histories and an active and coordinated membership. We are looking forward to helping them share their history online, along with the libraries, archives, museums and other institutions we currently partner with.
It’s important to us that users of DigitalNC.org can get in touch with the institutions that hold the collections we digitize over time. To that end, we’re happy to work with Alumni Associations that are organized and persistent. To participate, the Alumni Association must be associated with a North Carolina high school and have at least a few of these characteristics:
- have contact information (phone, email, address) belonging to the association and not just held by an individual or individuals,
- have been in existence longer than 5 years,
- be incorporated as a 501(c) organization,
- hold regular meetings or events,
- maintain an online presence (an updated website or active Facebook page),
- operate with some sort of governance structure.
If you’re part of an Alumni Association and are interested in becoming a partner, please read about how to participate and get in touch with us. We’d love to hear from you!
Cove Creek High School Class of 1949 Reunion (1997) Courtesy Watauga County Public Library.
