Jan 29, 2010 - I received an email from a gentleman whose uncle attended St Paul Lutheran Church, north of Ellsworth. They were wanting to rebind the official church book, but first they wanted to scan it into a digital file(s). I first sent an email indicating that I would check with the Kansas Historical Museum to find someone who could rebind the document.

Feb 5, 2010 - I went to the Museum and visited with a librarian who indicated that they hadn't bound anything for some time and the one binder that was in Topeka was no longer in business. Jostens was the only one available. She also give me the name of someone at the Historical Museum that I should contact. She also said that they had scanned historical material in the past, so that they could have it, but would provide the owner with a copy of the file in digital form.

I email the person from whom I had received the email and passed this information along.

Feb 9, 2010 - I received a telephone call from Glenys Bruning, the Historian for St.Paul, following up on my email. They had someone to bind the document, but were only looking for someone the scan it. They were interested in having the Museum do the scanning. I called the person, whose name I had been given and checked on the possibly of getting the scanning done. The person was Darrell Garwood, 785-272- 8681, Ext 141. He indicated that since their funding had been cut, they were no longer about to scan documents such as that of St. Paul's. He said the going price for scanning is between 10 & 20 cents per page.

Feb 10, 2010 - I called Mrs. Bruning and passed along the information. She was naturally disappointed. I suggested that because of the large number of pages to be scanned, the might be ahead to buy a scanner and do it themselves. She indicated that the pages were 11x17 inches. I am not sure that that large a scanner is readily available. I told her I would keep checking and I would appreciate her keeping me informed about what they choose to do.