Horsham branch’s supports services manager Ros Ryan said the Wimmera in Photographs project called for people to bring in photographs from their private collection.

“We will scan the photos and add them to our collection, where everyone can see them,” she said. “They will appear on our catalogue and also the National Library of Australia’s catalogue.

“There is a wealth of history in family collections and it is nice to keep this history.”

Ms Ryan said about 260 photos had been scanned for the project so far.

She said people could bring photos into the Horsham branch. “The only thing we don’t really want is family portraits,” she said.