This article was first published by BBC News.
Dorset dialect poet William Barnes bequeathed his writings, woodcuts and engravings to the county museum that he co-founded in 1846.
The William Barnes Society hopes to raise £35,000 to catalogue the collection so it can be accessed anywhere in the world.
The revival of The Year Clock, written by society vice president Tim Laycock, is among a number of fundraising events planned to support the project.
