The Licking County Historical Society named Gary Chisolm the “History Preservationist of the Year” for his work on the 1870 Newark Map Restoration project. There are only 2 known copies of this map, which are roughly 24" x 28". Both are severely discolored and damaged due to their age. The original map was published by Ruger and Stoner just following the Civil War.

Below is a less than 2-minute video shows the before and after details of this map restoration. Under the video are links to other preservations and restorations of images from the past. The button on the lower right of the video will make it full screen.