Many of the family history books in our library are disintegrating. Their leaves are brittle and cracked. Small pieces of pages dot the floor near the shelves.
Full pages fall out as users search for information.
Pencil and paper are the only way to copy information from these books because using the photocopy machine will only damage more pages. Although there are many ways to replace disintegrated books, we are committed to keeping books on our shelves. We would like to purchase modern, photocopy reprints of these books so that they will still be available to researchers. We have identified 358 family genealogies that are on the shelves of the VHS library that are in need of replacement. Click below to look at our list, and then send us an e-mail telling us which family you would like to adopt by purchasing a replacement copy of their family history.