Volunteers are scrambling to dry out records from the early 20th century after water poured into the basement of the Milwaukee County (Wisconsin) Historical Society this morning.
Steve Daily, curator of the research library, said some 50 to 60 boxes containing court records from the 1920s and 1930s got wet. He said about a dozen volunteers are carefully removing the wet documents and laying them out to dry.
"We could sure use a few more fans," Daily said, since they only have three to help blow over the sodden records, which are mostly used for genealogical research.
Steve Daily, curator of the research library, said some 50 to 60 boxes containing court records from the 1920s and 1930s got wet. He said about a dozen volunteers are carefully removing the wet documents and laying them out to dry.
"We could sure use a few more fans," Daily said, since they only have three to help blow over the sodden records, which are mostly used for genealogical research.
You can read more in an article by Bruce Vielmetti of the Journal Sentinel at http://www.jsonline.com/news/milwaukee/99107124.html
Does YOUR society have a disaster plan in place in case of damage to documents or other artifacts?
