A software program perfect for historical societies is DBGallery: The Photo DATAbase System. Since historical societies have photos and associated data as an important part of their assets, a good image and data management system can be of great help.
DBGallery is a photo organization system which utilizes data to search and explore a photo collection. It's extremely fast to find photos. The photos have all data required for the image. It is perfect for cataloguing properties, landmarks, and artifacts. Perhaps the best aspect is its simplicity; it is extremely easy to use.
While built for any organization which has photos and associated data, it turns out historical societies have been one of its biggest customers. Its price ranges from just $49.95 - $79.99, and there is a trial version available for download.
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Best Regards,
Glenn Rogers
PS. GRR Systems, Inc. is a Canadian company.