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Hi everyone I'm looking for information on the above Samuel Sherwell who was living in Kittaning Co. Armstrong on the 1850 Census, He was an Episcopal deacon removed in 1849. He was a lawyer on the 1850 Census. Just seemed Curious that Henry Fullers two first born sons were named Samuel and Sherwell respectivelly. Food for thought. Kind regards Dianna

Depending on what is more important...time or $$; you may want to look at one of the photo scanning services. I just got a great deal on PhotoBin ($50 for 400 scans) thru Amazon and there are lots of services out there. One in California called ScanDigital and another in Utah called ArchivalCompany; tried both using coupons, liked the Utah one better. Going to use the PhotoBin for negs/slides, they had a high res offering for that media. Suggest looking for online coupons, groupons, etc Am sure they have these services in the UK. Christine

Has anyone else experienced this issue? Whenever I try to log into NewspaperArchives.com somehow I am instantly directed to GenealogyBank.com. No matter how many times I try it still directs me there. I've had this problem for a number of years. At other times I don't know how but at times I'm taken to the NewspaperArchives.com site. I don't understand the rhyme or reason for this to happen. Any success/issues you've encountered? I've had much more success on NewspaperArchives than on GenealogyBank in finding articles for my ancestors...Very frustrating! Sandy

Hi Gang,   For the first time, I am looking for some information in North Dakota.  I have recently began to research the BRIGGS line and am including a small intro to the family I am seeking.  If you care to participate, I would welcome it.   John Sissom     Etta R. Briggs, the child of William (Willie) Briggs and Mary E. Mathison was born January, 1895, in Minnesota.  Etta married George Hebert.  He was born ca. 1894.  Etta R. Briggs is found in 1895 in Murray County, Minnesota.  Etta R. Briggs is found June 26, 1905, in Georgetown, Clay County, Minnesota.  Etta R. Briggs and George Hebert are found in 1920, Ward 6, Fargo, Cass County, North Dakota. George Hebert, the child of Etta R. Briggs and George Hebert was born ca. 1915, location uncertain. Marie E. Hebert, the child of Etta R. Briggs and George Hebert was born ca. 1916, location uncertain. William E. Hebert, the child of Etta R. Briggs and George Hebert was born ca. 1918, location uncertain.

>From reading through the posts on scanning tips I see many of you have had much more experience than I on scanning. I just finished scanning over 500 photos in the past few months. I saved all to .BMP. The reason being, I'm told by photo restorers is that .bmp create more pixels to work with if any photo restoration is needed. I have a good friend who is a graphics artist and I sent her a few of my old photos. She did a wonderful job at "fixing" what time and poor storage (loose in a foot locker & stuffed in old purses) did to those old photos, some of which were turn of the century. Good luck...it takes a long time, but it will be so worth it in the end! Sandy (Kubicek) Jacobson On 5/13/2012 3:00 AM, roots-request@rootsweb.com wrote: > Hi all > > Wondering if anyone has any advice on settings to use for scanning photos and negatives (or various > types).......

Ah, the reason you're seeing what you're seeing is that newspaperarchive.com (singular) and newspaperarchives.com (plural) are two different URLs. NewspaperARCHIVE.com owns the URL newspaperarchive.com GenealogyBank owns the URL newspaperarchives.com Drew Smith On Mon, May 14, 2012 at 1:00 PM, Sandra Jacobson <sandra.j@comcast.net> wrote: > Has anyone else experienced this issue?  Whenever I try to log into NewspaperArchives.com somehow I am instantly directed to GenealogyBank.com.  No matter how many times I try it still directs me there.  I've had this problem for a number of years.  At other times I don't know how but at times I'm taken to the NewspaperArchives.com site.  I don't understand the rhyme or reason for this to happen. > > Any success/issues you've encountered? > > I've had much more success on NewspaperArchives than on GenealogyBank in finding articles for my ancestors...Very frustrating!

Sandy Using Newspaperarchive.com I go to http://newspaperarchive.com/ Using newspaperarchives.com takes you to Genealogybank. Note that the original has no "s" while your example below has an "s". Pat In Tucson -----Original Message----- From: roots-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:roots-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Sandra Jacobson Sent: Monday, May 14, 2012 10:00 AM To: roots@rootsweb.com Subject: [ROOTS-L] GenealogyBank.com site hijacks Newspaper Archives.com Has anyone else experienced this issue? Whenever I try to log into NewspaperArchives.com somehow I am instantly directed to GenealogyBank.com. No matter how many times I try it still directs me there. I've had this problem for a number of years. At other times I don't know how but at times I'm taken to the NewspaperArchives.com site. I don't understand the rhyme or reason for this to happen. Any success/issues you've encountered? I've had much more success on NewspaperArchives than on GenealogyBank in finding articles for my ancestors...Very frustrating! Sandy ===== If you would prefer digest mode to mail mode, drop a note to roots-admin@rootsweb.com and ask for the digest... ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Can anyone in Franklin County, NY help to locate death information for Preble GALE? He was born around 1836 and married Delisla DUSTIN, and they lived in Dickinson, Franklin County, NY. The last thing I can find on him was on the 1910 federal census, and he was widowed. I've searched on many websites, but cannot seem to come up with anything. Thanks to anyone who can answer this question for me. Barbara in Whitesboro, NY bgranato53@gmail.com

Hi Dan Thanks for your thoughts on it I have been experimenting today at various resolutions from 300 up to 2400 At 2400 it takes 4 minutes to scan one frame Down to less than a minute for 300 All the above was without all the correctional options ticked There are real differences between the 300 and 2400 scans, the 300 scan looks OK at first sight and would probably do quite OK for showing to others, but zoom in and the detail is very apparent in the 2400 and lacking in the 300 I just thought I would try a frame with digital ICE and backlight correction at 2400 Its first estimate was 19 minutes ! How much this is influenced by my rather dated computer is another matter It seems its going to be a long business Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) > Nivard, > > I have scanned a bunch of various kinds of images: photos, computer > generated images and drawings. > > My experience tells me that the format used to save the scan is most > important > > I am now using a Brother MFC 495CW all-in-one for my scanning. It gives me > the option of choosing > B&W or Color and setting the resolution.

And therein lies the rub. I have about 10000 slides and negatives to digitize and my average 4 pass scan with digital ICE and a 4000 dpi takes about 10 to 12 minutes so I have to be selective about what I am scanning. Cheers Don P. Koch dkoch@alaska.com don.koch@northstarexams.com (907) 789-9497 (Alaska time zone) (302) 743-8445 (cell) "This message, including files attached to it, may contain confidential information that is intended only for the use of the ADDRESSEE(S) named above. If you are not an intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination or copying of the information contained in this message, or the taking of any action in reliance upon the information, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete the message from your system. Thank you." On May 13, 2012, at 1:46 PM, Nivard Ovington wrote: > Hi Dan > > Thanks for your thoughts on it > > I have been experimenting today at various resolutions from 300 up > to 2400 > > At 2400 it takes 4 minutes to scan one frame > > Down to less than a minute for 300 > > All the above was without all the correctional options ticked > > There are real differences between the 300 and 2400 scans, the 300 > scan looks OK at first sight and > would probably do quite OK for showing to others, but zoom in and > the detail is very apparent in the > 2400 and lacking in the 300 > > I just thought I would try a frame with digital ICE and backlight > correction at 2400 > > Its first estimate was 19 minutes ! > > How much this is influenced by my rather dated computer is another > matter > > It seems its going to be a long business > > Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) > > > > >> Nivard, >> >> I have scanned a bunch of various kinds of images: photos, computer >> generated images and drawings. >> >> My experience tells me that the format used to save the scan is most >> important >> >> I am now using a Brother MFC 495CW all-in-one for my scanning. It >> gives me >> the option of choosing >> B&W or Color and setting the resolution. > > ===== > If you would prefer digest mode to mail mode, drop a note to roots-admin@rootsweb.com > and ask for the digest... > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and > the body of the message

Hi George Thanks for the suggestion Great minds think alike they say, someone on another list suggested the same site, I have read many pages on the site, I won't say I am none the wiser but I am still fumbling around in the dark comparatively If only someone would write a simple guide with bullet points, all those I have seen seem to write 25 pages to get one line across Perhaps I am seeking the unattainable :-( If I ever master this machine I may just write one myself <g> Appreciate the reply though Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) > Excellent info and tutorials are available for scanning on the internet at: > > www.scantips.com > > It is well written and there are lots of illustrations. > > The web site has been on line for years and it has served me well. > > You will "like" it. > > George

Nivard, I have scanned a bunch of various kinds of images: photos, computer generated images and drawings. My experience tells me that the format used to save the scan is most important I am now using a Brother MFC 495CW all-in-one for my scanning. It gives me the option of choosing B&W or Color and setting the resolution. Photos have inherently more detail than our usual scan, so setting the Dots per inch is important. 200 DPI can give fair results, but I usually use 300 DPI. I save as .TIF because, while TIF files are large they can be blown up without losing detail. JPG files, on the other hand, while small, are known as "lossy" that is, they get pixelated when enlarged a lot. But I can't scan negatives with the Brother. I have an old HP scanner with an attachment for scanning negatives. There I used essentially the same settings as with the Brother. Unfortunately the HP is OLD and will not run with WIN7. I have an old XP machine that will run the HP. So far I seem to get equal result scanning in color or B&W. I would think the more bits the better. But...I used some modern "Black and White" film that is developed like color film, (not the old fashioned microdol way like I did in the basement when I was a teenager) and when the negs were scanned it turned out the black is really sort of dark greenish not real black. Had to abandon that method. Hope this helps Good luck Dan

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Excellent info and tutorials are available for scanning on the internet at: www.scantips.com It is well written and there are lots of illustrations. The web site has been on line for years and it has served me well. You will "like" it. George On 5/13/2012 3:00 AM, roots-request@rootsweb.com wrote: > Message: 1 > Date: Sat, 12 May 2012 19:18:45 +0100 > From: "Nivard Ovington"<ovington1@sky.com> > Subject: [ROOTS-L] Scanning photos& negatives > To:<roots@rootsweb.com> > Message-ID:<6FEA4A72555145E982CAC593BFC519DE@claireac3e9bca> > Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; > reply-type=response > > Hi all > > Wondering if anyone has any advice on settings to use for scanning photos and negatives (or various > types) > > I now have an Epson V700 scanner and have done some test runs, I have achieved what look like OK > results but am reluctant to blindly go on without seeing is there are better settings than I am > using >

Hi Don The Epson V700 has a max resolution of 6400 but obviously scans at 6400 take longer and may make no difference to the quality but will increase the file size I am not convinced as yet regarding the Colour / Black & White issue The problem I have is that the experimentation I have conducted to date produces what look like good results but thats to my untrained eye, I am a little concerned that what looks OK to me may not be in the future and I do not fancy doing this all over again Hence the plea <g> Appreciate the feedback Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) > Nivard > > I am not familiar with the Epson V700. However, my inclination would be to go with 24 bit color. > The reasoning is that this will give you maximum quality. From that scan you can save copies as > grey scale or a lesser bit color as needed. Be aware that the color scan will use a lot more > storage space. I have an old Nikon Coolscan that provides for multipass scans that I use for > slides and negatives. This creates really big files so I routinely make a smaller copy and > archive the big ones for future use as needed. By big, I mean in excess of 100 Mgb. I can do > color negatives with one scan without problems. It depends on what your associated software will > allow. I would suggest some experimentation to see what satisfies you. > > DPI is important. I go to maximum on that. Some of my scans are at 4000dpi. Try to get at least > 1200 dpi. You will see the difference when you try to enlarge. > > Cheers > > Don P. Koch

Thanks David Appreciate the feed back The Epson V700 has a max resolution of 6400, way higher than needed really for most cases There is a point with photos where the greater resolution brings no value, just a larger image size Agree with you on TIFF rather than JPEG as JPEGs diminish each time, TIFFs remain lossless Also agree with the comment on cleanliness, they are dust magnets, and of course the better the scan of the negative, the better the scan of the dust also :-( Not worried about printing as thats not something I want or need to do, digital is far better in my opinion, plus it saves money (and the planet I guess :-) I also use Irfanview The Epson V700 has a light above as well as below the negative so no need for the white paper in this ones case It seems to handle the colour negatives OK but have only done a few testers, its the black and white I have more concern over My fear is having to do them all again at a later date, as its very time consuming I would rather do it all in one go if I can Appreciate your advice Its interesting to see the results of the scans I have done so far , most I have never seen before as they are from way before I was born Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) > What I learned from the presenters on this. > > 1. Scan them at MAXImum dpi setting. If your scanner has 600 as top, use > that. 1200? Use that. > > 2. Save them in tiff, not jpg or any other format. Tiff is loss-proof.

someone on 23andme.com remembered the site I was looking for yesterday and sent me the url. it is; http://www.verwandt.de/karten/absolut/schroeder.html [1] if you poke around you'll find around 5 other nations that can be searched, though not all are complete. it looks and works much like the one brought up by the list, but I found it wasn't quite the same-for instance, there was no response to the rather scarce surname Knittle on this site, where it did show up on the other one, so it's good to use both sites. for those who missed the other site's url posting; http://worldnames.publicprofiler.org/ [2] enjoy. Cornelia Links: ------ [1] http://www.verwandt.de/karten/absolut/schroeder.html [2] http://worldnames.publicprofiler.org/

Hi all Wondering if anyone has any advice on settings to use for scanning photos and negatives (or various types) I now have an Epson V700 scanner and have done some test runs, I have achieved what look like OK results but am reluctant to blindly go on without seeing is there are better settings than I am using Most of my negatives are black and white of various sizes, some dating back to the early 1930's Photos are not so much of a problem but again would be interested to know what the optimum settings might be I have read a fair deal on it and watched many a guide but find there is conflicting information For example when scanning black and white, some say 8bit greyscale, others say 24bit colour I do not want to embark on the task without knowing what I am doing, I do not want to find out later that I have to do it all over again Anyone have any advice to offer on the subject please Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK)

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