Lee County Memories Scanning Sessions

We are thrilled to give our readers the opportunity to submit historic photos for our upcoming Lee County Memories: A Pictorial History of the mid-1800s through the 1930s book project. If you have photographs that meet the criteria below, please bring them to one of our scanning sessions listed here.

Submission Guidelines

  • General interest photos, such as: commerce, industry, transportation, rural life, public service, etc.
  • Photos taken from the mid-1800s through 1939.
  • Photos only – preferably original photos (no newspaper clippings or photocopies).
  • Photos taken in Lee County.
  • One submission form per photo.
  • Limit 10 photos per family. No appointment necessary.
  • Bring your photos to one of the scheduled scanning sessions.
  • If you are a private collector, please call 360.723.5800 to set up an appointment.

Download Submission Form

Because we expect a large turnout, we advise you to download and print a submission form. Please print and fill out one form for each photo you’d like to submit.

  • Download as PDF (fillable).

Session Details

Tuesday, November 27, 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
City of Smiths Station
2336 Lee Road 430, Smiths Station
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Thursday, November 29, 4:15 p.m. - 6:15 p.m. 
Loachapoka Public Library
6091 Stage Road
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Saturday, December 1, 9:30 p.m. - 11:30 p.m. 
Lewis Cooper Jr. Memorial Library
200 S 6th Street, Opelika
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Sunday, December 2, 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. 
Auburn Public Library
749 E Thach Avenue, Auburn
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We hope to see you there!

Bring us your best photos and we’ll scan them in while you wait. Plus, chances are some other fine folks will show up, so bring your stories to share with one another.

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