Local historian Dan Buchanan made a case for a local digital archive last week as he addressed the annual meeting of the Friends of Brighton Public Library.
Buchanan is proposing some dedicated office space, where, under the supervision of an archivist, a collection can be built from historical documents in the community.
"We have to start this now," he said.
"There are many things around in private collections."
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