Okay you guys... I need some help. I have a couple of ideas, but I need some input from your guys. I have been given a paper copy [larger than 10 x 14] of a book which is the history of Daviess Co. from 1837-1937. As you can imagine, it is is poor shape with pages very delicate and brittle. I want to somehow copy these pages, and put in a book where researchers will be able to us without fear of destroying the pages. Would it be easier and less costly if I 1. laminate the whole original book now, without copying the pages 2. or copy the pages, and then laminate them and store the original safely away. I need some feedback!! Which is the wisest and less costly? Lanita

Lanita, Before I read everyone's comments, I'll give mine. Copy the book first and reduce the pages to at least 8 1/2 x 11. Then check with a very good archivest at the University of Missouri at Columbia as to the best way to store it. How many pages are you talking about? Wish you didn't live half the country away from me, I'd help you do copies. Pat Miller Lanita Sconce Smith wrote: > Okay you guys... I need some help. I have a couple of ideas, but I need > some input from your guys. > > I have been given a paper copy [larger than 10 x 14] of a book which is > the history of Daviess Co. from 1837-1937. As you can imagine, it is is > poor shape with pages very delicate and brittle. > > I want to somehow copy these pages, and put in a book where researchers > will be able to us without fear of destroying the pages. > > Would it be easier and less costly if I > > 1. laminate the whole original book now, without copying the pages > > 2. or copy the pages, and then laminate them and store the original > safely away. > > I need some feedback!! Which is the wisest and less costly? > > Lanita > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MO-OREGON-HISTORY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > >

As you know, I am a fan of laminating, just as I know from experience that bleach and water won't hurt the cleaning of a stone when done right. I also don't have the time that it takes to get humidity for these documents. I'm much too interested in getting them available to be used immediately, and safely. I have just tried taking digital pics of some of the pages, and that's a JOKE with my digital camera!! One can't see the reading or the whole page. It would take several shots for each page. The book is well over 100 pages, so don't know how many cds and shots it would take to get the whole book. I think the quickest and cost effective way is to make a copy of these pages [reducing to 8x10], and put them in a sheet protector for a 3 ring binder notebook. Then safely put the original back where it could be protected. I tried scanning a page that had sone info that the county would be interested in in order to send to the website, and couldn't even get THAT on my scanner because of the color of the paper... [can you tell I'm frustrated right now!!??] I think the best way right now is to take this to a copier/book binding place, and see about making several copies. There's old pictures of people, houses, schools, you name it in here, and for us not be able to use it would be heartbreaking...,. I kind of associate it to the 'guest towels' in the bathroom that members are not to use, and the guests won't use because they're too good... Meanwhile, the towels are never used and rot away.... not a good comparison, but I think you get the picture. Lanita

Lanita, Go for it in any way that works. You can always make the pictures bigger and the writing smaller. Some of the copy places are more than willing to do big pages and reduce them for you. Anyway they are willing to do that here. I have run into other genealogical researchers at copy places too. You should be able to do 100 pages at a reasonable cost, the page covers will cost more than the printing. Are you going to take the time to index the book, or is it already indexed? Pat Miller Lanita Sconce Smith wrote: > As you know, I am a fan of laminating, just as I know from experience > that bleach and water won't hurt the cleaning of a stone when done > right. I also don't have the time that it takes to get humidity for > these documents. I'm much too interested in getting them available to > be used immediately, and safely. > > I have just tried taking digital pics of some of the pages, and that's > a JOKE with my digital camera!! One can't see the reading or the whole > page. It would take several shots for each page. The book is well over > 100 pages, so don't know how many cds and shots it would take to get > the whole book. > > I think the quickest and cost effective way is to make a copy of these > pages [reducing to 8x10], and put them in a sheet protector for a 3 > ring binder notebook. Then safely put the original back where it could > be protected. I tried scanning a page that had sone info that the > county would be interested in in order to send to the website, and > couldn't even get THAT on my scanner because of the color of the > paper... [can you tell I'm frustrated right now!!??] > > I think the best way right now is to take this to a copier/book binding > place, and see about making several copies. There's old pictures of > people, houses, schools, you name it in here, and for us not be able to > use it would be heartbreaking...,. I kind of associate it to the 'guest > towels' in the bathroom that members are not to use, and the guests > won't use because they're too good... Meanwhile, the towels are never > used and rot away.... not a good comparison, but I think you get the > picture. > > Lanita > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MO-OREGON-HISTORY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > >