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From: Deanna Lewis <>
Subject: Re: [GEN-NYS] Re saving photos and genealogy
Date: Wed, 01 Aug 2007 12:00:23 -0500
In-Reply-To: <E1IGHOf-0000yG-Cv@elasmtp-kukur.atl.sa.earthlink.net>


When I was in the Archives in Ft. Edward, Wash. Ço. NY looking up ownership
farm records a man was there so research etc. When he found something he
took out his digital camera and took a picture. That way he said "When I get
back to my hotel room I can download the contents of the camera into my
traveling laptop". Saves a lot on paying for copies and after you get home
they may not be exactly what you wanted. Or a page is missing! Dee


On 8/1/07 11:23 AM, "Jean Snow" <> wrote:

> My 2 cents worth: After my horrible experience with Vista - thank God
> that after 4 months of horror, my daughter came to visit and wiped it
> off my computer and reinstalled XP. I agree completely with Deanna
> and Sue - they make these expensive computers and printers and
> cameras obsolete just to make more $$.
>
> To continue, I think we need to use not only CDs, scanners,
> computers, etc. but keep paper backups. Use archival materials for
> paper, and store precious photos and documents in archival boxes,
> spray them with archival spray and so on. I've purchased supplies
> from Gaylord, but there are many other suppliers now. Just search for
> Archival Materials on the Internet and you'll not only find lots of
> companies, but lots of info. Gaylord has page after page telling you
> what and how.
>
> Last fall I was really pleased when I went to the Village Clerk's
> office for the Town of Claverack (Columbia County). Small as it is,
> they have been taking care of their huge old volumes of births,
> deaths, marriages. The clerk said every year they try to have one
> book done, sprayed archivally and each page then covered with the
> correct archival plastic.
>
> And what a treasure those books were! They gave, for ex., maiden
> names of mothers for both groom and bride, all kinds of detail you
> rarely see! I wish I had the kind of pen scanner I could take to
> scan every single page of the books - if they'd let
> me. Unfortunately, I live in CA, so can't get there easily, and I
> think it would take several days of work to do them all. Jean
>
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