The Blue Hill
Observatory and Science Center in Milton, Massachusetts USA, has been
awarded a prestigious Save America's Treasures (SAT) grant to preserve many of their historic
climate resources. The grant is sponsored by the National Park Service
and administered by the Institutue of Museum and Library Services.
In support of this project, the Observatory
is seeking funds to
fulfill the obligation to raise matching funds for their
SAT grant to completely digitize, conserve, and properly store their
remarkable hand-written climate record books, which date from 1885 to the
1950’s. This grant requires a 1:1 match for the project.
Theses historic
volumes contain irreplaceable information from the early decades of
the Observatory’s climate record, the longest running, most
homogenous climate record in North America.
The United Nations’ World Meteorological
Organization has recognized Blue Hill Observatory
as a Centennial Observing Station because of the long-duration and high
quality of their climate record. With digitization through this SAT
grant, researchers and scientists worldwide will be able to access of Blue
Hill Observatory data, while limiting handling of their historical
volumes, which will be housed in new custom archival boxes.
Please consider
a donation - of any amount - to this vital conservation and digitization
project, which will support climate science at a time when it is more
important than ever.
VISIT the Blue
Hill Observatory and Science Center to read more about the
history of these significant volumes, and to learn how you can help!
About NEDCC's Crowdfunding for Preservation
Program
The Center's Crowdfunding
for Preservation Program was created as
an additional vehicle to help our clients raise funds for their important
conservation, digitization, and preservation work by spreading the word
through our active E-News and social media channels.
Interested in Participating?
Learn More about
NEDCC's Crowdfunding for Preservation.
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