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| In the old Carnegie Building
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| Barbara Bunshah worked there as a ref. lib.
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| Barbara catalogued the local papers from 1899-2005
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| Hand-written on binder paper
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| Proper name or subject at the top, date, page, and col. #s listed below
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| The vocabulary grew as she indexed
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| Mostly flat, some pre-co terms
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| Each listing includes a line or two of summary
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| Main index available on CD-ROM and keyword searchable, but there is more only available at the Heritage Guild in the original binders
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| Created a name index for the Herald dating back to 1877
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| Also created index cards for the old tax records, stored in a traditional card catalogue
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| She also knew where everything was stored in the collection
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| The collection didn't have an index; just Barbara
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| Currently have 4 different indexes, not including the artifacts
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| Photographs, local papers, clippings file, and tax records
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| Each has its own vocabulary
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| In the process of consolidating and standardizing
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| Still using Barbara's vocabulary for papers.
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| Also in the process of indexing the artifacts collection and donations as they come in
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