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Thats a neat story ;) Christine ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2006 2:36 PM Subject: [VAROOTS] short story about old film > Hi Everyone, > > I just wanted to tell you all a short story about film. My parents were > married in 1950. They were happily married for 42 years when my Mom passed > away. > Dad passed away in 1999. While cleaning out their home I came across an > old > brownie camera that I had seen in the attic all my life. I thought I would > save > it for my future grand kids. I discovered it had film in it, so I took it > to > my local photographer to look at. He retrieved the roll of black and > white > film and developed it. I was never so blessed to find pictures of my just > married parents standing on the company store porch along with a cousin > who was > about 5 years old and who is now > going on 60. > > Wonders Never Cease > D in Ohio > > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > >

I had no trouble going to them ;) Christine ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tim Kemp" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2006 1:18 PM Subject: Re: [VAROOTS] RESEARCH HINTS! > Okay. It was not my message. I don't even remember now who sent it. I > only sent the suggestions about trying to put in the http:// and using > lower case. But you might want to do a little checking on your end for > something else similar to what I was mentioning. I went to every site > linked in that message and other than having to change the vital > statistic links to lower case I had no problems getting to any of them > at all. > > [email protected] wrote: > >>Sorry, wasn't talking about the vital search links but the others at the >>end of your message going to various help pages. >> > > > ============================== > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx > >

Hi Everyone, I just wanted to tell you all a short story about film. My parents were married in 1950. They were happily married for 42 years when my Mom passed away. Dad passed away in 1999. While cleaning out their home I came across an old brownie camera that I had seen in the attic all my life. I thought I would save it for my future grand kids. I discovered it had film in it, so I took it to my local photographer to look at. He retrieved the roll of black and white film and developed it. I was never so blessed to find pictures of my just married parents standing on the company store porch along with a cousin who was about 5 years old and who is now going on 60. Wonders Never Cease D in Ohio

Okay. It was not my message. I don't even remember now who sent it. I only sent the suggestions about trying to put in the http:// and using lower case. But you might want to do a little checking on your end for something else similar to what I was mentioning. I went to every site linked in that message and other than having to change the vital statistic links to lower case I had no problems getting to any of them at all. [email protected] wrote: >Sorry, wasn't talking about the vital search links but the others at the >end of your message going to various help pages. >

How cool a story is that?? Thank you for sharing it with us! What a treasure you found, for sure! ~Kim -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2006 11:36 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [VAROOTS] short story about old film Hi Everyone, I just wanted to tell you all a short story about film. My parents were married in 1950. They were happily married for 42 years when my Mom passed away. Dad passed away in 1999. While cleaning out their home I came across an old brownie camera that I had seen in the attic all my life. I thought I would save it for my future grand kids. I discovered it had film in it, so I took it to my local photographer to look at. He retrieved the roll of black and white film and developed it. I was never so blessed to find pictures of my just married parents standing on the company store porch along with a cousin who was about 5 years old and who is now going on 60. Wonders Never Cease D in Ohio ============================== Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx

Sorry, wasn't talking about the vital search links but the others at the end of your message going to various help pages. Original Message: ----------------- From: Tim Kemp [email protected] Date: Tue, 17 Jan 2006 10:34:35 -0500 To: [email protected], [email protected] Subject: Re: [VAROOTS] RESEARCH HINTS! Depending on the state you are looking for there are several things you can try. First, the http:// was left off of all of the URL's. Some web browsers will automatically add it. Some will not. You should always put complete URL's including the http:// when you give links. This may or may not be a PART or the problem in your case. Second, the URL's are written in all CAPS. Many servers either do not recognize CAPS at all, or recognize them as being different from the same letter in lower case. In properly giving links CAPS are never used in a URL. The server in question in this case recognizes them as being a different letter from the smaller case version and gives you a 404 " The requested URL /NJ.html was not found on this server" error. Simply change them to lower case and the page you are looking for will come up. In other words, if you were looking for New Jersey, "WWW.VITALREC.COM/NJ.HTML" will not work unless your browse both adds the http:// AND converts all URL's to lower case, while "http://www.vitalrec.com/nj.html" will work with any browser. For the sake of others whose browsers work differentlyand who may be less experienced on computers, we should always post URL's properly with the http:// and with all lower case letters. Tim Kemp [email protected] wrote: >Sorry but the links you provided at the end of your message are all dead? > -------------------------------------------------------------------- mail2web - Check your email from the web at http://mail2web.com/ .

Depending on the state you are looking for there are several things you can try. First, the http:// was left off of all of the URL's. Some web browsers will automatically add it. Some will not. You should always put complete URL's including the http:// when you give links. This may or may not be a PART or the problem in your case. Second, the URL's are written in all CAPS. Many servers either do not recognize CAPS at all, or recognize them as being different from the same letter in lower case. In properly giving links CAPS are never used in a URL. The server in question in this case recognizes them as being a different letter from the smaller case version and gives you a 404 " The requested URL /NJ.html was not found on this server" error. Simply change them to lower case and the page you are looking for will come up. In other words, if you were looking for New Jersey, "WWW.VITALREC.COM/NJ.HTML" will not work unless your browse both adds the http:// AND converts all URL's to lower case, while "http://www.vitalrec.com/nj.html" will work with any browser. For the sake of others whose browsers work differentlyand who may be less experienced on computers, we should always post URL's properly with the http:// and with all lower case letters. Tim Kemp [email protected] wrote: >Sorry but the links you provided at the end of your message are all dead? >

Sorry but the links you provided at the end of your message are all dead? Original Message: ----------------- From: [email protected] Date: Tue, 17 Jan 2006 08:06:33 EST To: [email protected] Subject: [VAROOTS] RESEARCH HINTS! ........ AGAIN if the 1930 new york census says they were born in virginia, DON'T GO COLLECTING ALL "MILLER" OR JONES INFO FROM VA. Get an earlier census and locate them there FIRST. then when you know the "local" area proceed. You will only waste alot of time and money, trying to collect on all millers etc. _ALWAYS PHOTO COPY THE DOCUMENTS, PAGES IN A BOOK, WHERE YOU FOUND YOUR INFO._ (http://www.nyvagenealogy.homestead.com/research.html) _usually the "title page" and the page your ancestor is on._ (http://www.nyvagenealogy.homestead.com/research.html) good luck, Kristina _www.nyvagenealogy.homestead.com_ (http://www.nyvagenealogy.homestead.com) ============================== Jumpstart your genealogy with OneWorldTree. Search not only for ancestors, but entire generations. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13972/rd.ashx -------------------------------------------------------------------- mail2web - Check your email from the web at http://mail2web.com/ .

Just some general research hints. 1. First get yourself Pedigree or Family Tree Chart. 2. 2nd write down everything you know about your family. 3. Remember you are researching your family, NOT SOMEONE ELSE'S. You waste time and money by "collecting" one surname from a state. Unless you plan on publishing a book don't do it. it takes too much time. STICK WITH YOUR OWN FAMILY. PLUS in the long run it will on confuse you. 4. WORK WITH WHAT YOU KNOW! 5. DON'T TRY TO "FORCE" CONNECTIONS. IE: JUST CAUSE YOUR NAME IS JEFFERSON DOESN'T MEAN YOUR RELATED TO THE PRESIDENT. 6. Gather as much info as you can from living family members. 7. Gather as much documentation (make copies from those who don't wish to part with precious documents. 8. Start with the most recent and work your way backwards. 9. DECIDE WHAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO FIND OUT. On your pedigree or family tree chart, write down your name, DOB & DOM if applies. DOB = DATE OF BIRTH , DOM date of marriage. And your spouse Gather up all your supporting documents, (make copies etc.) Then write down your parents names. Their DATES of birth/marriage/death if applicable. write place of birth,marriage, death & were buried if applies. Then gather up all documents that apply, birth certificates, death certificates, marriage certificates & wills if one exists. *Newspaper announcements of birth or marriage & obits. WWW.VITALREC.COM IS A GOOD WEBSITE FOR ADDRESSES FOR VITAL RECORDS JUST CHANGE THE END TO THE INITIALS FOR THE STATE YOU WANT. EXAMPLE WWW.VITALREC.COM/NY.HTML OR WWW.VITALREC.COM/NJ.HTML OR WWW.VITALREC.COM/PA.HTML NOTE: ANY ONE BORN OR WORKING AFTER 1937 HAS A SOCIAL SECURITY #. IF DECEASED YOU CAN LOOK IT UP ON INTERNET. ALSO BE PREPARED! GENEALOGY IS EXPENSIVE. Cemetery's charge, Vital Records Court houses Charge a fee. Newspapers charge. Depending on how old you are, you should be able to gather info on your parents & grandparents without too much trouble. When you get to your great grandparents, you should be able to (again depending on age). Look them up in the 1930 cencus records. Look up an address in a city directory aka phone book. Look up a newspaper birth announcement or marriage announcement. Look up OBITS. Keep in mind, papers also printed "gossip" back then before 1950ish. So and so went on vacation, or so and so came to visit. Or so and so went to war. etc. Don't forget cemetery's and funeral homes for a hugh source of info. You can send away for birth, marriage and death cert. You can look for a WILL, another source of relationships documentation. The further back you go you have to get more creative in your research. Don't forget about using the census, especially ancestry.com or other CD'S where you can search the entire state at one time (or country) if u are unsure just where your ancestor was during a certain time period. Their are land records. Tax Records. Tith tables. Divorce Records. Military Records. after 1937 there is also social security records. AGAIN if the 1930 new york census says they were born in virginia, DON'T GO COLLECTING ALL "MILLER" OR JONES INFO FROM VA. Get an earlier census and locate them there FIRST. then when you know the "local" area proceed. You will only waste alot of time and money, trying to collect on all millers etc. _ALWAYS PHOTO COPY THE DOCUMENTS, PAGES IN A BOOK, WHERE YOU FOUND YOUR INFO._ (http://www.nyvagenealogy.homestead.com/research.html) _usually the "title page" and the page your ancestor is on._ (http://www.nyvagenealogy.homestead.com/research.html) good luck, Kristina _www.nyvagenealogy.homestead.com_ (http://www.nyvagenealogy.homestead.com)

Obviously I did not go far enough in my opinion of backups. No backup is permanent. Even backups have to be updated from time to time. It does not matter what you consider a safe backup for your information - it has to be kept up to date. Floppies of 15 years ago are going to b e hard to get any info off of today - why? Because finding a PC that has a 5 1/4 drive outside of the Smithsonian is next to impossible and because floppies did not last forever - they deteriorate over time. Even if you could get the info, it's probably not the latest and greatest info available today. The same would be true if you just printed what you had 15 years ago. The same is true of photos of your house, furniture, jewelry or whatever! So sit down and think about what you are trying to accomplish and how often you will likely need to create another backup - or at least update what you have.. By the way - the old 5 1/4 diskettes were called 'floppies' because they were flexible - unlike the 3 1/2's of today. Bev

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Hello, Kristina, I, for one, appreciate the offers made by people like you. I'd appreciate it if you'd look in what Halifax Marriages you have for the name Jacob ANDERSON married to a Martha or Patsy. Such a couple may be my 4th great grandparents when found, via a son Caleb, who married Nancy FIRESHEETS in Halifax County in November 1826. Nancy's brother David married a Sarah ANDERSON, known to be a daughter of Jacob and Patsy [although they were listed as "of Pittsylvania County". I look forward to hearing from you at your earliest opportunity, especially if you can provide something helpful. Best wishes, Richard B. Anderson, Jr., Danville, Virginia -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, January 16, 2006 7:29 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [VAROOTS] va lookups G,H,I DOUGLAS REGISTER GOOCHLAND MARRIAGE 1733-1815 GOOCHLAND WILLS 1728-1749 GILES MARRIAGES 1806-1850 GLOUCESTER MARRIAGES 1850-1900 GREENVILLE MARRIAGES 1781-1825 GREENE MARRIAGES 1800-1850 HANOVER WILLS 1722-1892 SKIPS ALOT HENRY WILLS 1777-1800 HALIFAX MARRIAGE 1753-1800 HENRICO MARRIAGE (CITY OF RICHMOND) 1680-1808 HENRY MARRIAGE 1778-1849 ISLE OF WIGHT MARRIAGES 1628-1800 KRISTINA _WWW.NYVAGENEALOGY.HOMESTEAD.COM_ (http://www.NYVAGENEALOGY.HOMESTEAD.COM) ============================== Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx

I, too, have Hurt ancestors. They go back through John, William, and others. Early ones were in Caroline Co. Moza was near Bedford. From my FTM software: Moza ( also known as Moses) was born in 1730, probably near Bedford Co., Va. His land deeds, marriage records, and will as well as records of his children's marriages are well preserved. He held substabtial amounts of land in 3 counties: Bedford, Caroline and Halifax, buying and selling land all his life. He lived on the Rappahannock river in St. margaret's parish in Caroline Co, where he was constable in 1752 and road overseer 1755-1758. By 1758 he had married Mary (last name unknown). They had 7 children: Philemon, Jane(Note: she married John Adams, who was my Adams ancestor, making my mother and father distantly related, although neither one knew it), Betty, Sarah Ellen, James, twins: patience and Prudence. In 1763 Moza gave his then four children some slaves. In 1776 the family moved to Bedford Co, where they bought 284 acres of land. Although no record exists of Moza fighting in the Rev. war, he did supply the troops, and made claims for it. In 1782, a new county, Campbell, was cut from Bedford where they had been living. His wife, Mary, was dead by 1782 when he moved to Halifax Co.. three and one half months before his 2nd marriage, he persuaded his children to file a disclaimer to the slaves he had given them in 1763!!! He then married Phebe Vaden, dau of William Vaden and Frances Wilson, who was the widow of Robert Mann, who had died of smallpox. In 1782 he was listed in "Heads of Households" in Halifax as having 14 whites and 19 blacks; in 1785 he had 8 whites, one dwelling and 8 other buildings. She died in 1795, 2 yrs. after Moza. Is the above your line also? Grace Hall Upshaw DOC HURT wrote: > Hey Pat, > Some days are to short and some days are to long. I understand. LATER. > I don't know if this will help or not, but my HURT';S are from > Bedford, Franklin and Campbell Cos., in VA. > > Happy Hunting > doc > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Patsy Sutton" > <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, January 16, 2006 7:24 AM > Subject: Re: [VAROOTS] Fw: [OHPICKAW] Re: CD's > > >> Mornin' Doc, >> >> I worked for a number of years in a photo lab and so I have a little >> experience in what can happen to film when it is not processed in a >> timely manner. So much for that . See you are a HURT and my >> husband is a HURT descendant and I am the researcher but haven't had >> much luck in finding anything on his ancestral lines. May contact >> you one day when I have more time for geny but this am I am running >> a little tight on time. >> >> Have a good day, >> Pat in KS >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "DOC HURT" >> <[email protected]> >> To: <[email protected]> >> Sent: Monday, January 16, 2006 1:12 AM >> Subject: Re: [VAROOTS] Fw: [OHPICKAW] Re: CD's >> >> >>> Hey Pat, >>> I kept some film undeveloped for several years and when I did >>> develop it, some of the pictures were faded. I would not try it. >>> >>> Happy Hunting >>> doc >>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Patsy Sutton" >>> <[email protected]> >>> To: <[email protected]> >>> Sent: Sunday, January 15, 2006 11:53 AM >>> Subject: Re: [VAROOTS] Fw: [OHPICKAW] Re: CD's >>> >>> >>>> Good AFternoon, >>>> >>>> Just putting in my two cent's worth here. I would think that >>>> storing a roll/rolls of undeveloped color film one could encounter >>>> color shifts when it was developed or fading caused by the aging of >>>> the film. I think probably a digital camera is probably the best >>>> option to actually safeguard personal information and belongings. >>>> >>>> Have a great day. >>>> >>>> Pat in KS >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> >>>> To: <[email protected]> >>>> Sent: Saturday, January 14, 2006 11:20 PM >>>> Subject: Re: [VAROOTS] Fw: [OHPICKAW] Re: CD's >>>> >>>> >>>>> In a message dated 1/13/2006 3:21:54 PM Eastern Standard Time, >>>>> [email protected] writes: >>>>> Just a word of warning. >>>>> If you take pictures of your home & belongings with roll film, >>>>> KEEP THE ROLL >>>>> OF FILM in a safe place. Don't give it to a developer! >>>>> They will have not only pix, but your name, phone # and/or address! >>>>> Instead of using a whole roll for this, I just finished rolls with >>>>> this kind >>>>> of record - so there might be 2 or 3 pictures at the end of >>>>> vacation roll or >>>>> Christmas roll. And don't rolls of film eventually go bad to the >>>>> point that >>>>> you cannot develope it?? I think you would be better off to find >>>>> a developer >>>>> you can trust, or buy or borrow a digital camera. >>>>> >>>>> Bev >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> ============================== >>>>> Jumpstart your genealogy with OneWorldTree. Search not only for >>>>> ancestors, but entire generations. Learn more: >>>>> http://www.ancestry.com/s13972/rd.ashx >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> ============================== >>>> Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the >>>> last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: >>>> http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx >>>> >>> >>> >>> ============================== >>> View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find >>> marriage announcements and more. Learn more: >>> http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx >>> >> >> >> >> ============================== >> Search the US Census Collection. 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Hey Pat, Some days are to short and some days are to long. I understand. LATER. I don't know if this will help or not, but my HURT';S are from Bedford, Franklin and Campbell Cos., in VA. Happy Hunting doc ----- Original Message ----- From: "Patsy Sutton" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, January 16, 2006 7:24 AM Subject: Re: [VAROOTS] Fw: [OHPICKAW] Re: CD's > Mornin' Doc, > > I worked for a number of years in a photo lab and so I have a little > experience in what can happen to film when it is not processed in a timely > manner. So much for that . See you are a HURT and my husband is a HURT > descendant and I am the researcher but haven't had much luck in finding > anything on his ancestral lines. May contact you one day when I have > more time for geny but this am I am running a little tight on time. > > Have a good day, > Pat in KS > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "DOC HURT" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, January 16, 2006 1:12 AM > Subject: Re: [VAROOTS] Fw: [OHPICKAW] Re: CD's > > >> Hey Pat, >> I kept some film undeveloped for several years and when I did develop it, >> some of the pictures were faded. I would not try it. >> >> Happy Hunting >> doc >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Patsy Sutton" <[email protected]> >> To: <[email protected]> >> Sent: Sunday, January 15, 2006 11:53 AM >> Subject: Re: [VAROOTS] Fw: [OHPICKAW] Re: CD's >> >> >>> Good AFternoon, >>> >>> Just putting in my two cent's worth here. I would think that storing a >>> roll/rolls of undeveloped color film one could encounter color shifts >>> when it was developed or fading caused by the aging of the film. I >>> think probably a digital camera is probably the best option to actually >>> safeguard personal information and belongings. >>> >>> Have a great day. >>> >>> Pat in KS >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: <[email protected]> >>> To: <[email protected]> >>> Sent: Saturday, January 14, 2006 11:20 PM >>> Subject: Re: [VAROOTS] Fw: [OHPICKAW] Re: CD's >>> >>> >>>> In a message dated 1/13/2006 3:21:54 PM Eastern Standard Time, >>>> [email protected] writes: >>>> Just a word of warning. >>>> If you take pictures of your home & belongings with roll film, KEEP THE >>>> ROLL >>>> OF FILM in a safe place. Don't give it to a developer! >>>> They will have not only pix, but your name, phone # and/or address! >>>> Instead of using a whole roll for this, I just finished rolls with this >>>> kind >>>> of record - so there might be 2 or 3 pictures at the end of vacation >>>> roll or >>>> Christmas roll. And don't rolls of film eventually go bad to the point >>>> that >>>> you cannot develope it?? I think you would be better off to find a >>>> developer >>>> you can trust, or buy or borrow a digital camera. >>>> >>>> Bev >>>> >>>> >>>> ============================== >>>> Jumpstart your genealogy with OneWorldTree. Search not only for >>>> ancestors, but entire generations. Learn more: >>>> http://www.ancestry.com/s13972/rd.ashx >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> ============================== >>> Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the >>> last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: >>> http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx >>> >> >> >> ============================== >> View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find >> marriage announcements and more. Learn more: >> http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx >> > > > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx >

How would we put our files on tape? Would we use something like a zip drive? I'm not familiar with it but have heard of it. The program I'm using must be loaded onto a computer before the files can be read. That program is on a CD; is this going to deteriorate also? Bill ----- Original Message ----- From: "JDRodgers" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, January 16, 2006 10:30 AM Subject: [VAROOTS] Data Storage - CD/DVD > Ran across this article -- rather discouraging as far as storage life is > concerned. > > JD Rodgers > > Article from Computerworld.com > > > " If you want to avoid having to > burn new CDs every few years, use magnetic tapes to store all your > pictures, videos and songs for a lifetime. "Unlike pressed original CDs, > burned CDs have a relatively short life span of between two to five years, > depending on the quality of the CD," > > ============================== > Jumpstart your genealogy with OneWorldTree. Search not only for > ancestors, but entire generations. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13972/rd.ashx > >

More information on this type of media can be found here: www.clir.org/pubs/reports/pub54. ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, January 16, 2006 10:39 AM Subject: Re: [VAROOTS] Data Storage - CD/DVD > > Are magnetic tapes the ones we play in or old VCRs? > > > In a message dated 1/16/2006 10:30:41 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, > [email protected] writes: > > Although opinions vary on how to preserve data on digital storage media, > such as optical CDs and DVDs, Kurt Gerecke, a physicist and storage > expert > at IBM Deutschland GmbH, takes this view: If you want to avoid having to > burn new CDs every few years, use magnetic tapes to store all your > pictures, > videos and songs for a lifetime. > > > > > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx >

Are magnetic tapes the ones we play in or old VCRs? In a message dated 1/16/2006 10:30:41 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, [email protected] writes: Although opinions vary on how to preserve data on digital storage media, such as optical CDs and DVDs, Kurt Gerecke, a physicist and storage expert at IBM Deutschland GmbH, takes this view: If you want to avoid having to burn new CDs every few years, use magnetic tapes to store all your pictures, videos and songs for a lifetime.

Ran across this article -- rather discouraging as far as storage life is concerned. JD Rodgers Article from Computerworld.com Although opinions vary on how to preserve data on digital storage media, such as optical CDs and DVDs, Kurt Gerecke, a physicist and storage expert at IBM Deutschland GmbH, takes this view: If you want to avoid having to burn new CDs every few years, use magnetic tapes to store all your pictures, videos and songs for a lifetime. "Unlike pressed original CDs, burned CDs have a relatively short life span of between two to five years, depending on the quality of the CD," Gerecke said in an interview this week. "There are a few things you can do to extend the life of a burned CD, like keeping the disc in a cool, dark space, but not a whole lot more." http://computerworld.com/hardwaretopics/hardware/story/0,10801,107607,00.html