Thank you for the discssion on the photos. I brought up the question with the thought of people being taken advantage of and precious family history being claimed by a money grubbing corporation., such as the people who publish those family crest books. Rita your description of the process was a very imforative explaination of the process. Laura Lee Bauerle Jaworski ---- rfox58@alltel.net wrote: > Thank you, Gerald, for those kind words! I can vouch for the fact that the quality of these books is only as good as the local person doing the work. I've seen the full gamut. Some put in more research than others! > > But I also have to say that, if it is Arcadia (and possibly other publishers, as well), the author won't be getting rich. They'll be lucky to make up for their expenses--forget about the time taken to research). Authors get about 80 cents in royalties per book sold by Arcadia. Most Arcadia authors do this because we want to preserve a part of local history and Arcadia is one of the few publishers who will do "small" print runs (1,000-1,500 copies). They do a very good job with the books, too, and make the final product affordable for most patrons (usually selling the books for about $20). > > I applaud whoever is doing this new book for setting up public scanning dates so that no one has to send off his or her precious photos. The quality of the originals is so much better if scanned directly. And, at these scanning sessions, your photo probably will not be out of your sight, except during the time it takes to scan the photo (mere seconds). So, it's a low-risk way to share local-history photos with others. And I'm sure the author will give credit to whoever owns the photo. > > All this said, I am not endorsing this book nor do I know anything about the author or publisher. I just wanted to respond to some of the questions raised. > > Rita Fox > (Paint Lick, KY) > > > From: "GT" <g2door@mindspring.com> > > Date: 2007/04/24 Tue AM 12:50:38 CDT > > To: <kygarrar@rootsweb.com> > > Subject: Re: [KYGARRAR] Share old photos of the Bluegrass > > > > Although the posting does not say, It sounds like Arcadia Publishing. They > > do series of Images of America like the recent Garrard County and also > > Garrard County in World War II, both compiled by Rita Fox. If Arcadia is > > the publisher, the result will be as good as how done by the compiler(s). > > The work collected and compiled by Fox was excellent. > > G. R. Tudor > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: <lollywolf@adelphia.net> > > To: <kygarrar@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Monday, April 23, 2007 1:20 PM > > Subject: Re: [KYGARRAR] Share old photos of the Bluegrass > > > > > Who is publishing this book? Is it the historical society or an > > > individual? I wonder about people using this board for their personal > > > financial gain! If you have photos you'd like to share, why not have > > > copies made of them and donate them to your local historical society or > > > genealogical society or your local library. That way you can still share > > > them with many others and no one will have to pay money to see them. And > > > if it's the historical society or genealogical society that is publishing > > > the book, then the proceeds will be put toward the contiuation of the > > > society, etc. > > > > > > Just my thoughts. > > > > > > > > > ---- Nancy Perry <perryresearch1@yahoo.com> wrote: > > >> from the Lex HL 4.23.2007 > > >> Share old photos of the Bluegrass Do you have photos of Lexington and > > >> the Bluegrass from the middle part of the 20th century? > > >> If so, your memories could be part of a new photo book about life in > > >> Central Kentucky from the 1940s to the 1970s. > > >> Photos will be scanned in this week for the book Life in the Bluegrass: > > >> A Pictorial History 1940-1970. > > >> Just take your photos to one of the scanning sites. All photos will be > > >> returned to their owners. > > >> All types of photos are needed — sports teams, community events, school > > >> classes, family gatherings, buildings, parades, etc. > > >> Scanning will take place at the following locations: > > >> • Georgetown: 9 a.m. to noon Tuesday. Georgetown and Scott County > > >> Museum, 229 East Main Street. > > >> • Versailles: 1 to 4 p.m. Tuesday. Woodford County Historical Society > > >> Museum, 121 Rose Hill. > > >> • Nicholasville: 9 a.m. to noon Wednesday. 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