Help keep Royal Arsenal History alive

Due to increased web hosting and storage costs, your donation will help cover the high costs of running the Royal Arsenal History website and fund new archival devices and digital storage.
​Please click the donate button above for options.

​​Help Support RAH for the following projects

​Please make a donation for a rare video conversion to 4k Digital format​

Steven Peterson has been self-funding the preservation of rare content at RAH for years, but he needs your help. These historical treasures are at risk of being lost forever without proper archiving.
Your donation, no matter the amount, can make a huge difference. Funds will go directly towards preserving, digitising, and storing these invaluable video reels in 4K digital media format, ensuring they remain accessible for future generations. We have a quote of £150 lined up by a local business.
Please consider donating today to help save these irreplaceable pieces of history. Thank you for your support!

​Please make a donation for a new RAH scanner or Hard Disk Storage​

​Help with a donation to purchase a new Epson v850 negative scanner​ for RAH negative scans.

Royal-Arsenal-History (RAH) is a treasure trove of historical documents, photographs, and artefacts that deserve to be preserved in the best possible quality. Unfortunately, the current scanners are now 20 years old and slow and noisy, and their declining condition results in random lines and that do not do justice to the precious materials RAH is trying to digitise.

Urgent Need: Over 30,000 Negatives Left to Scan
Over 30,000 negatives are waiting to be scanned, each containing invaluable moments of history. To ensure RAH can continue to provide high-quality digital reproductions of these valuable items,  The Epson v850 is renowned for its exceptional scanning capabilities, offering high resolution and colour accuracy that will allow us to preserve our archives with the fidelity they deserve.

Why the Epson v850 scanner?

• High Resolution: The v850 delivers outstanding detail and clarity, crucial for capturing the fine details of historical documents and photographs.
• Advanced Technology: With dual lenses and superior scanning speed, the v850 significantly reduces the time and effort required for high-quality scans.
• Reliability: Epson's reputation for durability means this scanner will be a valuable asset for years to come, ensuring ongoing RAH preservation efforts. 

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Your donation will directly contribute to the purchase of a new Epson v850 scanner, enhancing RAH's ability to preserve and share our rich history. Every contribution, big or small, brings us one step closer to achieving this goal.
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Click the Donate button above to help preserve history for future generations.

The negative envelopes in this photo are just a very small selection from a filing cabinet full.  One large mixed envelope can take 3 weeks solid to scan with these two old scanners. Scanned files take up a huge amount of space quickly and with increasing storage for high quality images, RAH needs your help.

Random lines appear on current old scanners

​RAH Storage is full from high resolution negative scans

​Your donation will directly contribute to the purchase of two new hard disks, these are crucial for the secure and efficient storage of RAH's extensive collection of photographic negatives and rare historical content. Your support will help safeguard these irreplaceable pieces of history for future generations. Please help if you can by clicking the donate button below: 

 Every donation makes a difference.

Thank you for your support! RAH can ensure that our historical treasures are preserved with the care and quality they deserve.

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