Sorry, I hit the sent button before I was fnished. I guess my next step should be to take the .doc file and convert down to an ascii text file, which I believe David can read. But I think there is someone else working on the conversions, so I'll wait to see what's needed. Thanks, Sandra Van Wyk > Hi Gina, > > I was able to read them Acrobat Reader 5.0. I used a conversion program > pdfedit995 and the program said the choices were to either Word or html. > For some reason, and I think because of the way they were originally, it > would only convert to html. Once at html, then I was able to convert to > .doc files. It took several steps just to get the first cemetery file to > .doc. David Morgan then said he can't read .doc files. If they are put on > the internet in html, then they are readable. > > It appears that these are scanned pages; maybe he had a page with the > headers already printed, then he typed the text on that page, then scanned > the whole page. I got it to a .doc > format, but you can't do anything with the text. You can only view it. > > I would almost suggest that the volunteers get a copy of what's readable, > then retype them so they will be able to update the files. I believe > someone said these cemeteries were inventoried a few years ago so need to be > updated. > > Sandra Van Wyk > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Gina Heffernan" <dala@mindspring.com> > To: <TXLIMEST-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, March 21, 2004 9:44 AM > Subject: Re: [TXLIMEST] Limestone county cemeteries > > > > If you can see them, you can save them. Some of them are graphics so > > they will have to be printed and re-typed. We need some organization as > > to who is doing what. I have a list of cemeteries that need to be > > converted. If you want to work on a cemetery, let me know and I will > > keep a list so that folks aren't working on the same cemetery. > > > > Gina > > > > "David W. Morgan" wrote: > > > > > > On Sat, 20 Mar 2004, Denise wrote: > > > > > > > I do not think these files can be converted. They looked like they > are > > > > scanned or possibly copied and saved from an internet site. > > > > > > > > Denise > > > > > > They are being converted, most of them. The Vinson cemetery is > > > hand-written, so that won't work, but the others are being done. > > > > > > Keep an eye on http://www.rootsweb.com/~txlimest/cemetery/ > > > > > > and you will see the .txt files going up. > > > > > > David > > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: "svanwyk" <s.vanwyk@verizon.net> > > > > To: <TXLIMEST-L@rootsweb.com> > > > > Sent: Saturday, March 20, 2004 3:46 PM > > > > Subject: Re: [TXLIMEST] Limestone county cemeteries > > > > > > > > > > > > > Wow, those are great files. I can read them with my Adobe > Reader, but > > > > > just can't do anything with them. We're looking now for something > to > > > > > convert them with. Will let you know. > > > > > Sandra Van Wyk > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > > From: "David W. Morgan" <damorgan@nyx.net> > > > > > To: <TXLIMEST-L@rootsweb.com> > > > > > Sent: Saturday, March 20, 2004 4:09 PM > > > > > Subject: [TXLIMEST] Limestone county cemeteries > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > The cemeteries are here > > > > > > > > > > > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~txlimest/cemetery/ > > > > > > > > > > > > I can't read them, as they are in pdf format, but hopefully > > > > > > most of you can. > > > > > > > > > > > > If anybody can convert them from pdf to plain ASCII text, > > > > > > please let me know. > > > > > > > > > > > > David > > > > > > > > > > > > David W. Morgan damorgan@nyx.net Honolulu Hawaii > > > > > > SC - TXGenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~txgenweb/ > > > > > > ** http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~dmorgan/ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== TXLIMEST Mailing List ==== > > > > > > The Limestone County Archives Project is at > > > > > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/tx/limestone/limetoc.htm > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== TXLIMEST Mailing List ==== > > > > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~txlimest/ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== TXLIMEST Mailing List ==== > > > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~txlimest/ > > > > > > > > > > David W. Morgan damorgan@nyx.net Honolulu Hawaii > > > SC - TXGenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~txgenweb/ > > > ** http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~dmorgan/ > > > > > > ==== TXLIMEST Mailing List ==== > > > You can search the Archives for old messages > > > http://searches2.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?list=TXLIMEST-L > > > > -- > > Gina Heffernan > > > > I wear a lot of hats! > > > > > > ==== TXLIMEST Mailing List ==== > > http://www.rootsweb.com~txlimest/ > > List adminstrator is David Morgan, dmorgan@efn.org > > >