Hi everybody, I too have been transcribing word for word from OHIO newspapers. I go to the historical society library, which is only about 15 minutes from my home. I print off the local pages of 2-3 newspapers and transcribe them. Most of my family research is in Ohio and I have been trying to do papers from each county I do research in. I have received many nice comments from people who hit a brick wall, then an obit or small article was transcribed and knocked it down for them. I then copy them to my web site, hopefully, helping someone else find some info. I too would love to spend 8 hours a day doing this instead of my real job. Joyce Fullen Grove City OH www.fullenfamily.com >From: "Linda/Don" <donlinda@mybizz.net> >Reply-To: NY-OLD-NEWS-L@rootsweb.com >To: NY-OLD-NEWS-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: [NY-Old-News] Re: newspaper columns. >Date: Fri, 31 May 2002 07:18:45 -0400 > >Robert--in reply to your email message-- >and FYI for anyone else on the list who is interested in the how-to's of >transcribing these old newsies-- >Yes, I type each article, word for word! (no optical software or scanning) >I'm working off a print-out from microfilm, that I make at the local >library. >I only wish I could be sitting in the library archives doing these >newspapers!! but, sigh....I'm at home on my own computer, and do them in my >'spare' time- >I work full time, Mon. thru Fri., so time for transcribing these articles >is >in short supply, as I would like to do so many more of them, but just don't >have the time! >Yes, you could really call it a labor of love, as there isn't anyone paying >me or any of the many other volunteers on this and other mailing >lists....(it would be my dream-job, if I could find someone willing to pay >me to do this 40 hours a week!!!) >I enjoy reading about history, especially on the local level, and have >found >it wonderful to find that there are so many others "out there" who enjoy >all >these little tidbits of their ancestors and/or time period. >I know that a lot of people wonder how any of us come by the articles we >post, or why we choose the articles/time period, etc. - many of us do it >in the same way: when I go to the library to check microfilm for someone >who has requested a local look-up, I print that page and then some others >around that time period and any other pages that look interesting for a >wide >audience. It would be impossible (unless one were independently wealthy!) >to copy off entire newspapers - the screen on a microfilm reader isn't any >larger than your computer screen you are gazing at right now, and to print >one copy of this size costs 20-25 cents or more, depending upon the >library/research center you are working at....so, you don't really get much >info on one sheet. >At this time, I have only done about 200 submissions sincd Feb., to the Old >News mailing list, (which translates to at least 3 times that many sheets >of >paper printed off!!) but you can get the idea of what is involved in this >project. >Thanks for asking, and I know you appreciate all the work that all these >people who are sending these newsies out so all can enjoy them, >: )Linda > > Linda- > > I was interested to know how you produce these wonderful newspaper >columns. > > Do you have to type each article word for word, or do you use optical > > scanning software? > > Are you working from microfilm or the original newspaper? Do you work at > > home, or at a library or archive? I was curious and thought others on >the > > list might be too. It is a true work of labor.... and love. > > > > Robert Perry > > > >==== NY-OLD-NEWS Mailing List ==== >County and State Coordinators needed. For more information see: >http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com/volunteer.html > >============================== >To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, >go to: >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp.