So where can I see this wand. I am very intersted since you explained that you still want one. I am always learning reasons why people do things. Some times I find out I just learned something. Lots of things I do know. Lots of those need improved. I listen. I learn. No ego here. Just lots of chatter lol;) Dan On Nov 15, 2013 8:20 AM, "Mary Saban" <msaban@wyoming.com> wrote: > Well Dan, I have a cell phone camera that does well, we bought ourselves a > really good digital camera this year when Don retired that also takes video > (that part was for grandchildren's games and concerts etc), still have our > older digital which is easier to hold than the new one but not as > versatile. > I still want to try the newest wand scanner. I do agree on the wands when > they first came out. > > Mary > > -----Original Message----- > From: Dan M > Sent: Friday, November 15, 2013 10:05 AM > To: alhn-general@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [ALHN-GENERAL] cemetery info on ALHN > > Save your money and get a good camera. > Scanners are too much work to low in res and u cant control all aspects. > I got a hand scanner when the very first one came out. > Man was that slow. And if you snaged a staple or wiggled it was all fuzzy. > Long time ago. I have not seen the newest ones. But I use my fuji 7 mega > pixle... then just slip the sd card into my laptop and it copies > automatically and then I use one of my photo prgs to put them in folders. > Whats the brand. I want to see more of this wanna have for christmas > thingy ;) > Dan > On Nov 15, 2013 7:58 AM, "Mary Saban" <msaban@wyoming.com> wrote: > > > Now Dan, I have had my sights set on the newest version of the wand > > scanner! > > > > Mary > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Dan M > > Sent: Friday, November 15, 2013 9:55 AM > > To: alhn-general@rootsweb.com > > Subject: Re: [ALHN-GENERAL] cemetery info on ALHN > > > > As per scaning. You can do better with a digital camera set on medium. > > For those who want to enlarge a one inch square photo.... use the > > digital. > > Set on med or high res macro if you have it. Your one inch photo is now > > enlarged at full res. Some pratice and lighting and focus are learning > > things as u go per camera. I use my cell phone when I got my firdt > digital > > many years ago I used it to copy pictures. This works. Its far faster and > > better resolution than any scanner. > > Dan > > On Nov 15, 2013 7:41 AM, "Mary Saban" <msaban@wyoming.com> wrote: > > > > > I am going to throw in my two cents on this one. I quit worrying about > > > transcribing census a while back when a researcher reminded me that > > > transcribers can make mistakes and that scans of the original documents > > > were > > > more valuable in proving a case. So on that point I agree with Sherry. > > > > > > Joyce has a great point about the wills etc in the courthouses. One of > > > the > > > problems has always been the time involved to sit in their sometimes > > dusty > > > archives and write out a transcription. There are new hand held > > > scanning > > > wands that will scan an entire page and remotely transmit to your > > > laptop. > > > I > > > want one of those. When I get one, I will be testing it out in the > > > Midland > > > County courthouse, and I am not even a coordinator for Midland County > > > > > > I do not know how the DAR is now, but when I joined about 12 or 13 > years > > > ago, each step had to be documented -- transcriptions of census were > not > > > acceptable, transcriptions of anything were not acceptable. > > > > > > Have a great weekend everyone! > > > > > > Mary > > > WY CO > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Joyce Gaston Reece > > > Sent: Friday, November 15, 2013 8:02 AM > > > To: alhn-general@rootsweb.com > > > Subject: Re: [ALHN-GENERAL] cemetery info on ALHN > > > > > > Sherry, I agree with your statements to a point but here is my > > > disagreement. I research in a region of counties....Hamilton, Bradley, > > > Meigs, Knox, McMinn, Polk, Monroe, Blount, Roane in TN and have > > > branched > > > out into western North Carolina Counties of Haywood, Graham, Cherokee, > > > Macon > > > & Clay. In every last one of these counties is a myriad of information > > > that > > > isn't online and won't be online for many years to come. For instance, > > > one > > > of the best friends any researcher has is lower court records...that > > court > > > where estate and other civil matters are heard....like wills and > > > estates, > > > property disputes, etc. These are the records that will blow the lid > > > off > > > many family searches that are at that so-called brick wall. Then > > there's > > > the TONS of other court records like circuit and criminal. And as time > > > goes > > > on those records will become more valuable for researchers of the > > > future. > > > Deeds - abstracted deeds can also help establish family relationships. > > In > > > 1830, ie, if grandpa John, at 20 years, lived near or next door to the > > > Smith's and Grandpa John married Jane Smith at the age of 22 then you > > > can > > > be > > > 90% sure that the Jane Smith grandpa John married was that dtr of the > > next > > > door neighbor. This situation is a very good clue. So putting things > > > like > > > court indices, deed abstracts or indices and all this type data on a > > local > > > or state web site can be extremely helpful. > > > > > > My point is that there is way too much data still lying around in > > > archives, > > > court house basements, libraries etc that isn't online. We just have > to > > > be > > > creative enough to figure out how we, as volunteers can get that data > > > and > > > get it online. One thing Sharon and I did was use volunteers. There > > > are > > > those out there who have time to transcribe but don't wish to create > web > > > sites. We had one volunteer who printed microfilmed copies of > interest, > > > many concerning death notices. He went to the libraries and went thru > > > quite > > > a few microfilmed newspapers. As a result we had volunteers who have > > > indexed the names, close to 1500, and put those names online. Once > > > someone > > > sees a name they want they can contact the Monroe Co. Archives for a > > > copy > > > of > > > the article. We did the same with the circuit court records. We > > > learned > > > what the movements were within the Chancery Court and posted that > > > information online so people would know where to look for the records > > they > > > might want. > > > > > > There's many, many ways we can offer more and new information on our > web > > > sites. Sometimes it may be just a matter of making a phone call to the > > > county you're doing and establishing a relationship or two. Learning > > > what's > > > available and creating ways to work with who and what's 'out there'. > > > > > > > > > > > > Joyce Gaston Reece,President > > > American Local History Network > > > Join us in celebrating our 20th year! > > > www.alhn.org > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: SherryeW@aol.com > > > Sent: Friday, November 15, 2013 12:04 AM > > > To: alhn-general@rootsweb.com > > > Subject: Re: [ALHN-GENERAL] cemetery info on ALHN > > > > > > This is one of the reasons I feel that ALHN is not as active anymore. > > It > > > is hard to get great data to put on a small website that makes > > > genealogists > > > want to use it again and again. Census is already done by several > > > other > > > sites, and there are a few large cemetery websites. LDS has vital > > records > > > online. I feel that putting up cemetery info on the ALHN isn't helpful > > to > > > genealogists anymore. If you want to get it out to the public, it > > > needs > > > to > > > go > > > on to Find-A-Grave (or similar sites). It would be wonderful, Jim, if > > > you > > > would add your 30 cemeteries to that website. I think you will find > > > that > > > a > > > lot of your info is already on Find-A-Grave and would be duplicated on > > > your ALHN webpage. > > > Most genealogists want to shop for their info in as few places as > > > possible, and don't want to have to visit many little sites like they > > used > > > to. I > > > know I don't. If ALHN concentrated on unpublished and hard to find > > > data > > > on > > > their websites it might help. But I feel that cemetery info should be > > > added to one large free database for all to use. There could be a > link > > > to > > > Find-A-Grave on the ALHN websites with a list of which cemeteries that > > > ALHN > > > website has added. And each gravesite could show the submitters name > > and > > > ALHN > > > affiliation. > > > > > > Just my humble opinion :) > > > > > > Sherrye > > > > > > > > > In a message dated 11/14/2013 1:22:31 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, > > > jpowelljr@gru.net writes: > > > > > > Lastly, like I said there is so much here to do, I have about 30 > > > cemeteries that we have photographed that I need to edit, build > > databases > > > for and deploy for Volunteers to add the info from the stones. We are > > > still fighting to get something into the legislature that separates > > > Ancient Records from Modern day Court Files. Our Local Representative > > is > > > into history and says he supports us, but can he pull off something in > > > Tallahassee. 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