b'SCUGOG DIGITAL NEWSPAPER COLLECTIONLake Scugog Historical SocietyDIGITALPHASE THREE: - Digitize the Port Perry Starnewspapers from 1933 to 1970.UPDATE PHASE FOUR: - Digitize the remaining years of thePort Perry Star(1971-2000). The directors are pleased to announce that Two years ago the Lake Scugog Historical Society Phase Two is now underway. Funds for this phaseundertook an important projectthe digitization of the project, estimated at $5,800 will come fromof Port Perrys newspapers. Since that time, despite the generous grants and donations the project hasrunning into many obstacles, including COVID-19, received from the community over the past year.the Phase One of the Scugog Digital Project hasThe newspapers of Phase Two are currentlybeen completed. being digitized, and technicians at Our Digital More than 4,000 issues of Port Perry area World expect the work to be completed thisnewspapers, dating from 1857 to 1933 are now month. The aim of ODW is to give the LSHS an earlyonline and available for viewing and researching Christmas present, with the files going online beforefrom almost anywhere in the world. Christmas, or New Years at the latest. Response to the availability of the newspaperWhile this portion of the digital project is beinghave been very positive, as can be seen by the processed, the directors are working on securing anfollowing information: agreement with TorStar / Metroland Media GroupMonthUsersSessions% USA%CDN% ENG to digitize the remainder of the newspapers. We are hopeful that by early next year, anJuly 432 746 49.77 45.83 2.78 agreement for digitizing will be completed,August 147 300 55.78 36.73 5.44 allowing the LSHS to continue with Phases ThreeSept. 122 282 65.57 27.83.28 and Four of the project. Due to the volume of newspapers to be digitized,the Scugog Digital Project has been divided into Access Scugogfour phases. History through thisPHASE ONE:- Completed - 1857 to 1933 easy-to-usePHASE TWO: - Digitize 13 issues of the Port Perry portal.Standarddating in the 1890s, as well as the entire https://vitacollections.ca/lshs-news/searchcollection of the Scugog Citizen(1991-1996).PP PrintWhere experience pays offBlessing Bagand Digital ServicesIts that time of year again! PP Print will be once again be collecting Blessing Bags for the homeless in Durham. If you would like to create one, weve come up w1/4 Pageith a list of suggestions of what you can include in a zip lock bag: gloves, Horizontalmitts, hats, scarves, socks, beef sticks, small packs of crack-Size - 6.8 x 2.2ers, candy bars, gum, wipes, deodorant, sanitizer, disposable masks, granola bars, and gift cards.You can drop off your bags throughout December at 201Prepare a North Street, Port Perry. Thank you for making a difference! Blessing Bag for the HomelessFOCUS - DECEMBER 202139'