This is an excellent job for genealogical societies to get involved in.
Anything that would transfer the raw image to a scanned image; camera,
copier, etc.
I'm currently participating in a project where microfilmed images are being
scanned to disk. We were fortunate enough to get one microfilm reader that
would scan to disk and the images are simply beautiful. I am not very steady
with my hands, so a couple of other participants are taking pictures of the
original volumes, while others are making one last copy on the copy machine
and then scanning that image to a file.
Yes, it is a long project. A labor of love. And a project that some would
probably be willing to participate in.
Tom
Eastern Shore & More
http://easternshoremore.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Westview" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, February 05, 2008 8:06 PM
Subject: Re: Cameras in the archives
Here in Charlotte County we would love to have all our records on-line. . .
and the money to do this is coming from where? We can't even get the money
to rebind 18th and 19th century tax books (the DAR will only give grants for
deed books). The Clerk's office is currently working with LVA to get the
Chancery folded files digitized so that's a start. If anyone has any
specific ideas for getting funding (please no generalizations like "get a
grant") I'd love to hear them.
kathy
----- Original Message -----
From: Rose Compton
To: [log in to unmask]
Sent: Tuesday, February 05, 2008 4:59 PM
Subject: Re: [VA-ROOTS] Cameras in the archives
AMEN !!!!
In a message dated 2/5/2008 1:36:04 P.M. Central Standard Time,
[log in to unmask] writes:
This is the 21st Century and archives really need to get real about
making
records available to folks who cannot travel across the country to look
at
deed books, etc.
Tree Mother
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