Another idea that I have used in the past, especially if the pages are very fragile, is to take a scanner that is also operable via my laptop and has a removable lid. I take the lid off and turn it upside down onto the pages. The scanner is lightweight and rests on top of the pages so that you don't have to manipulate the books very much. The digital camera works good as well. Tami P. Ramsey tamiramsey@earthlink.net Washington County VA GenWeb Coordinator http://www.rootsweb.com/~vawashin/ Overton Co. TN GenWeb Coordinator & Listowner http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnoverto/overton.htm Fentress & Pickett Co. TN GenWeb Coordinator http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnfentre/fent.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnpicket/pick.htm RAMSEY Family Webpage http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~ramsey/ SULSER Family Webpage & Listowner http://sulser.rootsweb.com/ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Vickie Neill Taylor" <flip@okplus.com> To: <OKGEN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2001 10:11 AM Subject: Re: [OKGEN ] Funeral Records Lost To Time! > My thought was to take digital pictures of each one and then put them on a > CD. If I made a paper copy of an index for each book, then the index could > be then be searched and what ever paper copies could be printed as needed. > That would save a lot of ink, paper and time. > In better ideas? > > > Vickie Neill Taylor > flip@okplus.com > > > ==== OKGEN Mailing List ==== > Have you visited OKBits? http://www.rootsweb.com/~okbits/ > Have you visited OKGenWeb Archives? > http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ok/okfiles.htm >

Thanks Tami but it isn't an option since I don't have a laptop. I may have one before this is all over though. Thanks for your input. Vickie Neill Taylor flip@okplus.com