“Post-war pictures that could tell anything about what happened to the lives of the people and their families after the war are the missing part of our collection,” he said.
He is inviting the public to contribute family photos taken 25 years ago for inclusion in the council and the museum’s photo digitalization project.
He said the current database has pictures taken during the Japanese period and World War II.
Yesterday, Carolinian historian Lino Olopai submitted a compilation of old photos related to voyaging and traditional canoeing.
Contributed photos will be returned to the families and they will be given digitalized copies, Hunter said.
The museum and the council will only scan the pictures and not keep them for good.
Photos that are too old and may be tampered if touched will be handled with utmost care, Hunter said.
“The pictures taken are not permanent — allow us to make it more permanent,” he added.
He said the new project aims to compile pictures that tell the stories of ordinary people after the war
Photos that depict ordinary things under the sun 25 years ago are part of history and must be included in the database for future reference, he added.
For more information, call the museum at 664-2160.
