Perhaps instead of using OCR, or transcribing the entire book (a big job!), you might consider posting photocopies of the pages on your web pages instead - similar to transcripts of parts of the William and Mary's Quarterly that were recently posted on the Web. I don't know how much memory that would consume, or what's involved, but it's a thought. Paul Dale West wrote: > Because of the age the book can be legally reproduced. I would be happy to post > it on my site if I get some volunteers to help transcribe it. I will attempt a > few pages in OCR and see what kind of nightmare it might be. Sometimes it is > easier to transcribe than fix all the OCR errors. > > Dale West > > "Paul W. West" wrote: > > > FYI: > > > > The West Family Register has also been microfilmed. You can find it for free > > in many of the family history libraries throughout the country. I also found > > a hardbound copy (original) in the family history library on the Brigham > > Young University campus in Provo, Utah. Now don't everyone rush to ask me to > > look stuff up for you. I don't live in Provo, Utah, and I have a hard time > > getting to the nearby family history library. Sorry. > > > > But, I wonder if there would be any copyright violations if someone decided > > to reprint the book on the WEB? Anyone want to tackle that issue? > > > > Just a thought, Paul West > > > > Dale West wrote: > > > > > I have been looking for a book, "The West Family Register", by Letta B. > > > Stone. I understand if you own just one book on West genealogy, this is > > > the one. I just received several DAR applications on my West line and > > > this book was referenced several times in each application. The book > > > traces West lines from 1326 to 1928 and is 493 pages. > > > > > > The book is out of print and I would imagine some of you already have it > > > but for the newer list subscribers, today I found a company in Salem, > > > Massachusetts that reproduces the book in paper back or hard bound. The > > > paperback edition is $77 and for $10 more dollars you can get the hard > > > bound edition. > > > > > > They have lots of other surname genealogy books as well as a few other > > > West family books. You can go to their web page for telephone, fax, > > > address and ordering information as well as a database of all the > > > genealogy books they sell. http://www.higginsonbooks.com/ > > > > > > I don't want this to sound like an endorsement or advertisement, it is > > > not. There are probably a number of places to order this book, I just > > > happened to find them after searching for a few days for the book. I > > > have no affiliation with the Higginson Book Co., just a happy > > > genealogist to have the book I have been looking for. > > > -- > > > Dale West > > > e-mail: dwest@banet.net > > > Visit the WestFamily Genealogy web site - > > > http://westfamily.genealogy.org > > > > > > ==== WEST Mailing List ==== > > > To unsubscribe sent a post to <WEST-L-request@rootsweb.com> > > > Type UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message. > > > For Digest substitute the letter D for the L in the address. > > -- > Dale West > e-mail: dwest@banet.net > Visit the WestFamily Genealogy web site - http://westfamily.genealogy.org