tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892358786681938797.post7665168803365845987..comments2024-03-05T11:10:29.953-05:00Comments on My Ancestors and Me: Microfilm vs. Digital -- Pros and ConsNancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12136584654825212359noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892358786681938797.post-26031807236551649602013-02-27T00:43:18.055-05:002013-02-27T00:43:18.055-05:00Our local archives are at the Ohio Historical Soci...Our local archives are at the Ohio Historical Society, Matt.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12136584654825212359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892358786681938797.post-58627195849867377012013-02-26T18:51:48.852-05:002013-02-26T18:51:48.852-05:00Hi Nancy,
Where is your local archives? Perhaps we...Hi Nancy,<br />Where is your local archives? Perhaps we could set up a demo of the ST ViewScan. With that system you will be able to ClipMerge as well as many great other features. Find out at www.stimaging.com.<br />MattAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09518410533423322603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892358786681938797.post-54742242034011590922013-02-12T22:34:25.987-05:002013-02-12T22:34:25.987-05:00Thanks for the tip, Rootsonomy. I appreciate it.Thanks for the tip, Rootsonomy. I appreciate it.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12136584654825212359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892358786681938797.post-69344798785238289342013-02-12T22:33:47.133-05:002013-02-12T22:33:47.133-05:00That's so true, Pauleen, and something I hadn&...That's so true, Pauleen, and something I hadn't specifically thought about. It's often helpful to read before and after our ancestor's information in many of the old records. I'm still somewhat new to family history research and am just learning how helpful that can be.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12136584654825212359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892358786681938797.post-4861696813142269112013-02-12T22:30:45.474-05:002013-02-12T22:30:45.474-05:00Thanks for sharing this information, Geolover. It...Thanks for sharing this information, Geolover. It helps to know we have to be aware of things like this happening.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12136584654825212359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892358786681938797.post-42725704768934970612013-02-12T22:24:30.881-05:002013-02-12T22:24:30.881-05:00I was thinking of the dizziness I feel as eye stra...I was thinking of the dizziness I feel as eye strain, Yveette, but on thinking about it, I guess they are two different things. It's awful, isn't it? Thanks for sharing another con.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12136584654825212359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892358786681938797.post-55427090087984972182013-02-12T22:23:10.265-05:002013-02-12T22:23:10.265-05:00I have heard of these new readers, Wendy, but have...I have heard of these new readers, Wendy, but haven't seen or used one yet. Maybe our local archives will have them when I go back, since they're moved and updated their microfilm room. (I can hope!) Thanks for sharing, Wendy.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12136584654825212359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892358786681938797.post-23056704916229094892013-02-12T22:21:53.862-05:002013-02-12T22:21:53.862-05:00I forgot about that, Dee, since the printer at our...I forgot about that, Dee, since the printer at our local FHC hasn't worked for a few years. <br /><br />Thanks to the link for ClipMerge, Matt. I'll remember it when I need to stitch.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12136584654825212359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892358786681938797.post-80648923955167835122013-02-11T18:45:30.511-05:002013-02-11T18:45:30.511-05:00One pro of microfilm is that you can have someone ...One pro of microfilm is that you can have someone else find it for you, for free! Can't seem to find anyone to find online records for me for free. For anyone who may not know about free FHL lookups, go to: www.facebook.com/RootsonomyGenealogy. Or if you don't use Facebook, access the request form at: http://goo.gl/MlzYCGenealogists.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767352597560755038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892358786681938797.post-8690866410943054812013-02-11T12:25:19.489-05:002013-02-11T12:25:19.489-05:00Hi Dee,
The new ST Imaging ViewScan Premium Softwa...Hi Dee,<br />The new ST Imaging ViewScan Premium Software will allow you to merge articles onto on page or scan. This tool is called ST ClipMerge. If your location has the ST ViewScan this software will be made available free of charge in late March.<br />http://www.stimaging.com/page/2023/st-imaging-announces-viewscan-premium-edition-software-with-new-st-annotation-and-st-clipmerge-features<br />Matt AndersonAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09518410533423322603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892358786681938797.post-76462564518902005712013-02-11T07:29:00.823-05:002013-02-11T07:29:00.823-05:00microfilm pro: context, not just one entry. Of cou...microfilm pro: context, not just one entry. Of course this also applies to whole registers digitised but one indexed how often do people loook at nearby pages. Like Wendy I like the scan and save option where possible.Cassmob (Pauleen)https://www.blogger.com/profile/18397134336319778519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892358786681938797.post-67470323558519921242013-02-11T05:58:42.289-05:002013-02-11T05:58:42.289-05:00Digital Cons:
Even when indexed with a link to th...Digital Cons:<br /><br />Even when indexed with a link to the image, the link can be wrong (such as often in Ohio County Marriages, and the uploaded images may be organized differently from they way described in the card catalog).<br /><br />Digital images can be accidentally deleted by the website operator (such as part of 1820 US Census, by Ancestry.com), or at least the waypoint links to them deleted (to 2/3 of a browse-only collection of Civil War pension payments cards, by FamilySearch, a year ago--there is no way to get into the micofilm series for which the links are missing).<br /><br />Site owners may have given erroneous titles for uploaded images of records books, so it is unwise to trust card catalog or collection titles for developing citations to them.<br />Geoloverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12050268303916428230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892358786681938797.post-61911169156405499622013-02-10T17:26:11.566-05:002013-02-10T17:26:11.566-05:00I often get motion sickness when operating a micro...I often get motion sickness when operating a microfilm machine!Yvette Hoitinkhttp://www.dutchgenealogy.nlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892358786681938797.post-73999622364146692352013-02-10T14:22:04.879-05:002013-02-10T14:22:04.879-05:00At the Library of Virginia, the microfilm goes thr...At the Library of Virginia, the microfilm goes through new kind of reader and we no longer have to print and pay for the copies. We simply save to a flash drive. The new readers can adjust brightness, reverse the black and white, zoom, crop, etc. Not sure if this is a pro or con, but many of the old drawbacks have been eliminated.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892358786681938797.post-15673724992517694192013-02-10T08:42:26.416-05:002013-02-10T08:42:26.416-05:00Another con for microfilm:
Even if you can print i...Another con for microfilm:<br />Even if you can print it, you may have to print an entire article in sections, meaning when you get home, to digitize the entire article, you have to scan and stitch.<br /><br />DeeDeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10963956577797121886noreply@blogger.com