Phyllis Riviere<https://www.facebook.com/phyllis.riviere?viewer_id=591714289> posted to Facebook: "Help! I've been trying to organize my genealogy findings from 1970, and put my direct line into a big notebook. I've found census forms which have turned black and are unreadable. I guess I need archival paper and look everything up again. I have 11 surnames, and information about each branch. Are there different qualities of archival papers, and should I copy everything, even the ones which are not census forms? I have BIG folders of lateral branches also, but right now I want to preserve my direct line for my descendants. I'm 91 years old, so I had better hurry!" I am wondering if there are any on this Boyd list who are willing to help Phyllis. She's in Connecticut, but there may be a way to help her, even long distance. Ideas? Aye, Lauren

University Products is the company I use for archival paper. If you belong to Ancestry.com, or if your library has a subscription, you can download those census records quickly. Many are also available on Family Search (LDS). On 1/15/2014 6:57 PM, Lauren Boyd McLachlan wrote: > Phyllis Riviere<https://www.facebook.com/phyllis.riviere?viewer_id=591714289> > posted > to Facebook: > > "Help! I've been trying to organize my genealogy findings from 1970, and > put my direct line into a big notebook. I've found census forms which have > turned black and are unreadable. I guess I need archival paper and look > everything up again. I have 11 surnames, and information about each branch. > Are there different qualities of archival papers, and should I copy > everything, even the ones which are not census forms? I have BIG folders of > lateral branches also, but right now I want to preserve my direct line for > my descendants. I'm 91 years old, so I had better hurry!" > > I am wondering if there are any on this Boyd list who are willing to help > Phyllis. She's in Connecticut, but there may be a way to help her, even > long distance. > > Ideas? > > Aye, > > Lauren > > > > ==================== > House of Boyd will be present in the Clan Village at the 700th Anniversary Celebration of the Battle of Bannockburn, June 2014. Look to http://www.clanboyd.org for more information > ==================== > Need to contact the Admin? Want to discuss an Admin Note? Remember -- to keep the flow of the list, Admin notes are not to be replied to on list. > Write me off list at [email protected] > ==================== > > Remember to trim your message before hitting send! > Check your email client's help file if directions are needed. > > ==================== > This list is set for replies to go to the list address [email protected] not just the author of the post. > ==================== > > Can't recall what the beginning of a thread was? Subscribe mid-discussion? Visit the PUBLICLY VIEWABLE archives: > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=boyd > > ==================== > Got an issue that is beyond the purview of this list? Write the Help Desk for assistance http://helpdesk.rootsweb.com/ > Honor your fellow subscribers -- follow the Golden Rule! > > _________________________________________ > House of Boyd Society's (HBS) Annual General Meeting (AGM)& Gathering of the Clan 2014 will be held in conjunction with the St. Andrews Society of Detroit's Highland Games at Livonia, Michigan, USA. The date is to be confirmed by the venue, however, this year's event (2013) is the first weekend in August. Please plan on attending! > > Write [email protected] if you would be interested in helping to plan it. > ______________________________________ > House of Boyd Society's (HBS) Annual General Meeting (AGM)& Gathering of the Clan 2013 was a great success. It was held in Greenville, SC, USA in conjunction with the Greenville Scottish Games, Saturday May 25th, Memorial Day Weekend 2013. > _______________________________________________________________________________ > Support the Fellowship Activities of the Clan. Join the House of Boyd Society! > http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/BOYD/2008-06/1212428046 > ______________________________________ > House of Boyd Society sends HUGE thank you to all of our volunteers. The Society would not be what it is without you! > ______________________________________ > > Want to contribute an article or query to the Dean Road? Contact Kevin McLachlan, Editor at [email protected] > > ==================== > Visit the House of Boyd Society Website http://www.clanboyd.org > ==================== > For Officers and other Contacts, see http://www.clanboyd.org/officers.shtml > > **************************** > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >

Hi Lauren, I served in the NH Legislature and as president of our local historical society which has preserved  a lot of documents. I don't know how dark her documents are but if they were bought from a state archives they might replace them for her. When our archivist met with us in committee he told us that computer disks after about ten years get a mold and can't be used plus the change sin the computer programs sometimes won't read the disk, so to store all documentation on acid free paper and don't put anything in plastic sleeves. If I were Phyllis I would call her state archivist and discuss the problem or even the library.  We have a company in Maine that has done some saving of old records and then there's a really good company in Essex, VT and they have saved old scrap books that had stuff glued or scotch taped in and turned brittle and orange brown. Hope this helps. Harriet in NH On Wednesday, January 15, 2014 11:54 PM, Kathy Manning <[email protected]> wrote: University Products is the company I use for archival paper.  If you belong to Ancestry.com, or if your library has a subscription, you can download those census records quickly.  Many are also available on Family Search (LDS). On 1/15/2014 6:57 PM, Lauren Boyd McLachlan wrote: >  Phyllis Riviere<https://www.facebook.com/phyllis.riviere?viewer_id=591714289> > posted > to Facebook: > > "Help! I've been trying to organize my genealogy findings from 1970, and > put my direct line into a big notebook. I've found census forms which have > turned black and are unreadable. I guess I need archival paper and look > everything up again. I have 11 surnames, and information about each branch. > Are there different qualities of archival papers, and should I copy > everything, even the ones which are not census forms? I have BIG folders of > lateral branches also, but right now I want to preserve my direct line for > my descendants. I'm 91 years old, so I had better hurry!" > > I am wondering if there are any on this Boyd list who are willing to help > Phyllis.  She's in Connecticut, but there may be a way to help her, even > long distance. > > Ideas? > > Aye, > > Lauren > > > > ==================== > House of Boyd will be present in the Clan Village at the 700th Anniversary Celebration of the Battle of Bannockburn, June 2014.  Look to http://www.clanboyd.org/for more information > ==================== > Need to contact the Admin?  Want to discuss an Admin Note?  Remember -- to keep the flow of the list, Admin notes are not to be replied to on list. > Write me off list at [email protected] > ==================== > > Remember to trim your message before hitting send! > Check your email client's help file if directions are needed. > > ==================== > This list is set for replies to go to the list address [email protected] not just the author of the post. > ==================== > > Can't recall what the beginning of a thread was?  Subscribe mid-discussion? 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It was held in Greenville, SC, USA in conjunction with the Greenville Scottish Games, Saturday May 25th, Memorial Day Weekend 2013. > _______________________________________________________________________________ > Support the Fellowship Activities of the Clan.  Join the House of Boyd Society! >  http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/BOYD/2008-06/1212428046 > ______________________________________ > House of Boyd Society sends HUGE thank you to all of our volunteers.  The Society would not be what it is without you! > ______________________________________ > > Want to contribute an article or query to the Dean Road?  Contact Kevin McLachlan, Editor at [email protected] > > ==================== > Visit the House of Boyd Society Website http://www.clanboyd.org/ > ==================== > For Officers and other Contacts, see http://www.clanboyd.org/officers.shtml > > **************************** > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > ==================== House of Boyd will be present in the Clan Village at the 700th Anniversary Celebration of the Battle of Bannockburn, June 2014.  Look to http://www.clanboyd.org/for more information ==================== Need to contact the Admin?  Want to discuss an Admin Note?  Remember -- to keep the flow of the list, Admin notes are not to be replied to on list. 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It was held in Greenville, SC, USA in conjunction with the Greenville Scottish Games, Saturday May 25th, Memorial Day Weekend 2013. _______________________________________________________________________________ Support the Fellowship Activities of the Clan.  Join the House of Boyd Society! http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/BOYD/2008-06/1212428046 ______________________________________ House of Boyd Society sends HUGE thank you to all of our volunteers.  The Society would not be what it is without you! ______________________________________ Want to contribute an article or query to the Dean Road?  Contact Kevin McLachlan, Editor at [email protected] ==================== Visit the House of Boyd Society Website http://www.clanboyd.org/ ==================== For Officers and other Contacts, see http://www.clanboyd.org/officers.shtml **************************** ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

This will be a problem for quite a number of researchers who copied material in the 1970's and 1980's. Especailly when copy material from microfilm. microfishe. The photocopying paper of that period, I understand oxidise when light hits it and turns block after a period. When I found that out about 20 years ago, I recopied these pages through a normal photocopier, which seems to work. So are there anyone out there who can provide advise on who best to store the data that we each collect. Phyllis, you MAY BE ABLE to copy these pages with a normal copier, but use the light exposure. Although they sound like the have gone to far to be saved. Any other SUGGESTIONS Mike Boyd Historical Committee, HBS -----Original Message----- From: Lauren Boyd McLachlan Sent: Thursday, January 16, 2014 9:57 AM To: Boyd List Subject: [BOYD] Boyd cousin needs a hand Phyllis Riviere<https://www.facebook.com/phyllis.riviere?viewer_id=591714289> posted to Facebook: "Help! I've been trying to organize my genealogy findings from 1970, and put my direct line into a big notebook. I've found census forms which have turned black and are unreadable. I guess I need archival paper and look everything up again. I have 11 surnames, and information about each branch. Are there different qualities of archival papers, and should I copy everything, even the ones which are not census forms? I have BIG folders of lateral branches also, but right now I want to preserve my direct line for my descendants. I'm 91 years old, so I had better hurry!" I am wondering if there are any on this Boyd list who are willing to help Phyllis. She's in Connecticut, but there may be a way to help her, even long distance. Ideas? Aye, Lauren ==================== House of Boyd will be present in the Clan Village at the 700th Anniversary Celebration of the Battle of Bannockburn, June 2014. Look to http://www.clanboyd.org for more information ==================== Need to contact the Admin? Want to discuss an Admin Note? Remember -- to keep the flow of the list, Admin notes are not to be replied to on list. Write me off list at [email protected] ==================== Remember to trim your message before hitting send! Check your email client's help file if directions are needed. ==================== This list is set for replies to go to the list address [email protected] not just the author of the post. ==================== Can't recall what the beginning of a thread was? Subscribe mid-discussion? Visit the PUBLICLY VIEWABLE archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=boyd ==================== Got an issue that is beyond the purview of this list? Write the Help Desk for assistance http://helpdesk.rootsweb.com/ Honor your fellow subscribers -- follow the Golden Rule! _________________________________________ House of Boyd Society's (HBS) Annual General Meeting (AGM) & Gathering of the Clan 2014 will be held in conjunction with the St. Andrews Society of Detroit's Highland Games at Livonia, Michigan, USA. The date is to be confirmed by the venue, however, this year's event (2013) is the first weekend in August. Please plan on attending! Write [email protected] if you would be interested in helping to plan it. ______________________________________ House of Boyd Society's (HBS) Annual General Meeting (AGM) & Gathering of the Clan 2013 was a great success. It was held in Greenville, SC, USA in conjunction with the Greenville Scottish Games, Saturday May 25th, Memorial Day Weekend 2013. _______________________________________________________________________________ Support the Fellowship Activities of the Clan. Join the House of Boyd Society! http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/BOYD/2008-06/1212428046 ______________________________________ House of Boyd Society sends HUGE thank you to all of our volunteers. The Society would not be what it is without you! ______________________________________ Want to contribute an article or query to the Dean Road? Contact Kevin McLachlan, Editor at [email protected] ==================== Visit the House of Boyd Society Website http://www.clanboyd.org ==================== For Officers and other Contacts, see http://www.clanboyd.org/officers.shtml **************************** ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Thank you Mike. The census forms are too dark to copy, so I will have to go back into the census forms and recopy them. Lauren has helped me quite a bit. I didn't know the difference between acid free paper and Archival paper. I do appreciate your help and that of any more of our Boyd cousins. Thank you again. Phyllis -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Mike Boyd Sent: Wednesday, January 15, 2014 7:14 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [BOYD] Boyd cousin needs a hand - HOW TO STORE YOUR DOCUMENTS This will be a problem for quite a number of researchers who copied material in the 1970's and 1980's. Especailly when copy material from microfilm. microfishe. The photocopying paper of that period, I understand oxidise when light hits it and turns block after a period. When I found that out about 20 years ago, I recopied these pages through a normal photocopier, which seems to work. So are there anyone out there who can provide advise on who best to store the data that we each collect. Phyllis, you MAY BE ABLE to copy these pages with a normal copier, but use the light exposure. Although they sound like the have gone to far to be saved. Any other SUGGESTIONS Mike Boyd Historical Committee, HBS -----Original Message----- From: Lauren Boyd McLachlan Sent: Thursday, January 16, 2014 9:57 AM To: Boyd List Subject: [BOYD] Boyd cousin needs a hand Phyllis Riviere<https://www.facebook.com/phyllis.riviere?viewer_id=591714289> posted to Facebook: "Help! I've been trying to organize my genealogy findings from 1970, and put my direct line into a big notebook. I've found census forms which have turned black and are unreadable. I guess I need archival paper and look everything up again. I have 11 surnames, and information about each branch. Are there different qualities of archival papers, and should I copy everything, even the ones which are not census forms? I have BIG folders of lateral branches also, but right now I want to preserve my direct line for my descendants. I'm 91 years old, so I had better hurry!" I am wondering if there are any on this Boyd list who are willing to help Phyllis. She's in Connecticut, but there may be a way to help her, even long distance. Ideas? Aye, Lauren ==================== House of Boyd will be present in the Clan Village at the 700th Anniversary Celebration of the Battle of Bannockburn, June 2014. Look to http://www.clanboyd.org for more information ==================== Need to contact the Admin? Want to discuss an Admin Note? Remember -- to keep the flow of the list, Admin notes are not to be replied to on list. Write me off list at [email protected] ==================== Remember to trim your message before hitting send! Check your email client's help file if directions are needed. ==================== This list is set for replies to go to the list address [email protected] not just the author of the post. ==================== Can't recall what the beginning of a thread was? Subscribe mid-discussion? Visit the PUBLICLY VIEWABLE archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=boyd ==================== Got an issue that is beyond the purview of this list? Write the Help Desk for assistance http://helpdesk.rootsweb.com/ Honor your fellow subscribers -- follow the Golden Rule! _________________________________________ House of Boyd Society's (HBS) Annual General Meeting (AGM) & Gathering of the Clan 2014 will be held in conjunction with the St. Andrews Society of Detroit's Highland Games at Livonia, Michigan, USA. The date is to be confirmed by the venue, however, this year's event (2013) is the first weekend in August. Please plan on attending! Write [email protected] if you would be interested in helping to plan it. ______________________________________ House of Boyd Society's (HBS) Annual General Meeting (AGM) & Gathering of the Clan 2013 was a great success. It was held in Greenville, SC, USA in conjunction with the Greenville Scottish Games, Saturday May 25th, Memorial Day Weekend 2013. ____________________________________________________________________________ ___ Support the Fellowship Activities of the Clan. Join the House of Boyd Society! http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/BOYD/2008-06/1212428046 ______________________________________ House of Boyd Society sends HUGE thank you to all of our volunteers. The Society would not be what it is without you! ______________________________________ Want to contribute an article or query to the Dean Road? Contact Kevin McLachlan, Editor at [email protected] ==================== Visit the House of Boyd Society Website http://www.clanboyd.org ==================== For Officers and other Contacts, see http://www.clanboyd.org/officers.shtml **************************** ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ==================== House of Boyd will be present in the Clan Village at the 700th Anniversary Celebration of the Battle of Bannockburn, June 2014. Look to http://www.clanboyd.org for more information ==================== Need to contact the Admin? Want to discuss an Admin Note? Remember -- to keep the flow of the list, Admin notes are not to be replied to on list. Write me off list at [email protected] ==================== Remember to trim your message before hitting send! Check your email client's help file if directions are needed. ==================== This list is set for replies to go to the list address [email protected] not just the author of the post. ==================== Can't recall what the beginning of a thread was? Subscribe mid-discussion? Visit the PUBLICLY VIEWABLE archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=boyd ==================== Got an issue that is beyond the purview of this list? Write the Help Desk for assistance http://helpdesk.rootsweb.com/ Honor your fellow subscribers -- follow the Golden Rule! _________________________________________ House of Boyd Society's (HBS) Annual General Meeting (AGM) & Gathering of the Clan 2014 will be held in conjunction with the St. Andrews Society of Detroit's Highland Games at Livonia, Michigan, USA. The date is to be confirmed by the venue, however, this year's event (2013) is the first weekend in August. Please plan on attending! Write [email protected] if you would be interested in helping to plan it. ______________________________________ House of Boyd Society's (HBS) Annual General Meeting (AGM) & Gathering of the Clan 2013 was a great success. It was held in Greenville, SC, USA in conjunction with the Greenville Scottish Games, Saturday May 25th, Memorial Day Weekend 2013. ____________________________________________________________________________ ___ Support the Fellowship Activities of the Clan. Join the House of Boyd Society! http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/BOYD/2008-06/1212428046 ______________________________________ House of Boyd Society sends HUGE thank you to all of our volunteers. The Society would not be what it is without you! ______________________________________ Want to contribute an article or query to the Dean Road? Contact Kevin McLachlan, Editor at [email protected] ==================== Visit the House of Boyd Society Website http://www.clanboyd.org ==================== For Officers and other Contacts, see http://www.clanboyd.org/officers.shtml **************************** ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message