I have had great results scanning old family photos, some over 100 yrs old. My siblings & cousins have been delighted with the results, some better than others, of course. The tough thing for me was to find a paper I liked. I don't like the glossy photo paper nearly as much as the HP matte photo paper. It comes in different sizes. Costs about $1.00 per sheet in 8.5 x 11. I use an HP 4100C, for which I paid 199. (I don't work for HP, but had another brand before this and really like this one.) For Christmas, I made photo albums for my siblings with my scans. Being the oldest, and the family genealogist, I wound up with most of the family pics, so it seemed only fair to share them. I persuaded a cousin in Ocala to lend me some others (she was reluctant) and returned them to her in a notebook with copies (and originals, of course) in plastic pages, along with a family tree print out. I'm hoping that will inspire her to lend me some more, but am trying not to be pushy! The old family home in Ocala has been restored (no longer owned by family) and my cousin took copies of my scans of our grandparents to the new owner, which I assume he is now displaying. I also sent some of the scans (via the internet ) to a cousin in VA whom I have never met. So, you see, there is no end to the possibilities & pleasures of scanning old pictures!! Sorry this is so long, but I AM enthusiatic about this. I'm not an expert but will be glad to try answer questions. Peggy Munroe peggy@talstar.com -----Original Message----- From: AHall10643@aol.com <AHall10643@aol.com> To: FLORIDA-L@rootsweb.com <FLORIDA-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Saturday, February 27, 1999 7:54 AM Subject: Re: Saving Old Family Photos >Please post your answers to the list, I am interested and I imagine there >are others that are interested, also I am thinking about renting a copier to >take to a family reunion where I have thought about asking all participants to >bring their old pictures, any suggestions here? > >> Subj: Saving Old Family Photos >> Date: 2/27/99 6:44:13 AM Eastern Standard Time >> From: SForeh4055@aol.com >> To: FLORIDA-L@rootsweb.com >> >> Hey Florida list members, I am in the process of trying to copy many >> old >> family photos and wanted to check with the Genealogy Community to see what >> the >> best meathod of copying would be. Most of the oldest photos are in the >> possession of grandparents and great aunts; however, many are hesitant >about >> loaning the old pictures out for professional copying. I have considered >> buying a portable copy-machine, digital camera or using my cam-corder and >> transferring the pictures on to my computer. All of this is very expensive. >> I >> feel I am running out of time, because several of the great-Aunts are in >> their >> mid to late 80's and not in the best health. What is the best way to go >> into >> a home and get good copyies that are of good quality? Has anyone elese ran >> into this Problem? I have about 200, pictures between 4 people that need to >> be >> copied and shared with the rest of the family, some of these pictures are >> over >> 70 years old!!!!! I know once these relative pass- on their children will >> divide the photos up and spread the originals out to all four corners of >the >> world. Now is the perfect time to document my photo heritage. Any >ideas????? >> Thanks so very much, Steven Glen Forehand of Panama City FL. >> >> > >> >> > >