Subj : Copying my family history
To   : CHARLES SCAGLIONE
From : JAY EMRIE
Date : Sat Sep 24 2005 05:07 pm

Afternoon Charles

CS> JE> For some time now I have been contemplating somehow copying the book I
CS> JE> have of my family history. My ancestor came to Newbury, Mass. in 1635.
CS> JE> This book was published in 1890. It is just shy of 2" thick and 6"w x
CS> JE> 9"h, some 610 pages plus about 15 preface pages. I would like to make
CS> JE> CDs of this book for the rest of my family. As far as I know this is 
the
CS> JE> only copy still extant. As such it can't really be shared with the
CS> JE> younger members of my family. Other than a first cousin (about 5 years
CS> JE> my elder) I am the oldest surviving member of the Emrie family.

CS> JE> I have not been able to open it up and scan the pages - it just will 
not
CS> JE> open up enough to lay the pages flat enough to scan with my flat bed
CS> JE> scanner. The book was rebound sometime in the early 1900s - maybe about
CS> JE> 1930. The pages are easily torn. Tis a good thing the paper was of
CS> JE> excellent quality when printed. I would like to make CDs of the book,
CS> JE> thus being able to share it with my entire family.

CS> JE> Does anybody have any idea how I might accomplish this?

CS>Jean's suggestion of using a hand held scanner is probably the best way
CS>but it's certainly not going to result in a good quality copy.   Other
CS>than getting it done professionally, I don't know how else you could do it
CS>without causing wear to the binding or pages.

Jean has offered me the use of his hand held scanner. See my answer to
him. If I could fine a driver to my OLD Logitech scanman model 256 hand
held scanner I'd be in business. As it is it requires Windows 3.1

CS>Before you handle those pages and dig around the book, go to the local
CS>pharmacy and pick up some medical gloves.  You can buy a box of those
CS>throw away gloves, they're not expensive.   That will keep the oil from
CS>your fingers and hands off the pages.

A little late here. I've been reading this book for many years!
I suppose (hope) that because I have extremely dry skin, I haven't
damaged it too much. The pages are considerably yellowed. I started
reading it during visits to my grandparents when I was a small child-6-7
years old. I was lucky enough to somehow inherit the book - I do not
remember how - my grand parents left no will. My grandfather suffered a
stroke and was paralyzed on his total left side and could only say words
like "mama", "papa" (that only needed lips - not tongue) which he had
always called my grandmother. Communicated mostly by writing. She took
total care of him for many years (about 10) till he passed away when I
was about 17.

Jay
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