We had a very successful volunteer weekend on July 11th, filling our two worktables to capacity with helpful people! The group finished, completely, seven of our 21 photo albums. Not bad for a half day's work! We hope to have the rest of the photo albums finished within the next week, completing a large chunk of the collection so that we can turn our entire focus to Helen's amazing scrapbooks.
The day did have one surprising outcome. Peggy Stephenson found a photograph of her parents in one of Helen's albums. The picture at the top of this post is of her, holding up an enlarged copy of the photo. George and Pearle Miller, her parents, are on the left, with Sam and Pearl Stauffer on the right.
There is also another volunteer weekend planned for Saturday, August 8th, noon to four at the Chase County Museum and Library. No more pesky photo corners at this one; we'll be unfolding Helen's correspondence and placing it in archival safe folders. Come catch a glimpse into Rogler history while helping to preserve an important part of Chase County's past.
--Dana
Pesky photo corners is the truth! Found one Saturday afternoon, a whole week later, attached to the barbecue grill! Who knows how it got there!
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