What about the Mormans. If there are records that they haven't already microfiled, then they should be interested in digitizing them. And if they are already microfilmed, it is my understanding that they are now busy transferring the images to digitel ones to be put up on the web. They have volunteers indexing records right & left, as I hear.
Of course, that doesn't do anything to protect the originals, I know. But once the images are on the web, and researchers can be referred there, the wear and tear on the originals should be a lot less. And as someone who has spent the last 40 years hanging out in Virginia clerk's offices, I do know about the wear and tear, and about clerks who are so overwhelmed with current business that they don't have time and, in some cases, the interest, to care for the priceless original documents.
Anne
-----Original Message-----
>From: Excalibur131 <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Feb 5, 2008 9:06 PM
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: [VA-ROOTS] Cameras in the archives
>
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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