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Welcome Jim!!!!
Missed the original email this am....something is happening on my server I
quess.
But your site looks great and I'm so glad you decided to come aboard. Let me
know if I can be of any help at all. Nancy
Nancy Gay Crawford
MeMeC(a)alltel.net
************************
Always try to be Fair, Honest and Kind!
Welcome Jim!
Kim Gordon
CC Crawford County GAGenWeb
>From: "Ed Gordon" <edeye1(a)bellsouth.net>
>Reply-To: GAGEN-L(a)rootsweb.com
>To: GAGEN-L(a)rootsweb.com
>Subject: [GAGEN] New Putnam County CC
>Hey Yall
>
>I want to take a minute and Introduce our newest CC Jim Davis. Jim has
>taken Putnam Co. and doing a great job at it. If you want to go check
>out Jim's site go to. http://www.rootsweb.com/~gaputna2/
>
>Welcome Jim!!
>
>Ed
>
>
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Glad to have you aboard, Jim.
Vivian
At 08:35 AM 9/27/2005 -0400, you wrote:
>Hey Yall
>
>I want to take a minute and Introduce our newest CC Jim Davis. Jim has
>taken Putnam Co. and doing a great job at it. If you want to go check
>out Jim's site go to. http://www.rootsweb.com/~gaputna2/
>
>Welcome Jim!!
>
>Ed
>
>
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Hey Yall
I want to take a minute and Introduce our newest CC Jim Davis. Jim has
taken Putnam Co. and doing a great job at it. If you want to go check
out Jim's site go to. http://www.rootsweb.com/~gaputna2/
Welcome Jim!!
Ed
Welcome to the GAGenWeb Project Jim! You have a very nice looking site. It
looks as if Putnam County is in very good hands.
Bob Franks
The Liberty County GAGenWeb Project
http://www.rootsweb.com/~galiber3
Kim, that's what I remember.
kemis
On Monday, September 26, 2005 12:57 kim gordon wrote:
I believe we were told that the material for encapsulating the documents was
mylar.
Kim Gordon
>From: Michael and Vivian Saffold <msaffold(a)bellsouth.net>
>Reply-To: GAGEN-L(a)rootsweb.com
>To: GAGEN-L(a)rootsweb.com
>Subject: RE: [GAGEN] CSS Class & laminating
>Date: Mon, 26 Sep 2005 07:09:57 -0400
>
>I did not see anything on the list about an alternative to laminating, so I
>thought I'd post what our Georgia Archives tour guide talked about. The
>Archives "encapsulates" documents in archival plastic sleeves that are
>sealed around the edges. If for some reason the document needs to be
>removed, the edges of the plastic can be cut open.
>
>The bottom line, she said, is never do anything to a document that can't be
>undone.
>
>The Georgia Archives is anticipating arrival very soon of documents from
>the Mississippi and Louisiana that it will work on restoring. This brings
>to mind an important topic that all of us should be considering very
>seriously -- a disaster plan. What would you do about your valuable
>genealogy research in case of a hurricane or a fire? Do you have off-site
>backups for your computer?
>
>Our tour guide also cautioned us about the use of CDs, the lifespan of
>which she said could be as little as two years.
>
>I don't mean to start a protracted discussion here, just some food for
>thought...
>
>Vivian
>
>At 09:44 PM 9/25/2005 -0400, you wrote:
>>Ed,
>>
>>Thanks for bringing up this discussion about laminating old documents. I
>>had no idea of the damage it could cause and I'm sure many other
>>individuals
>>and groups don't as well.
>>
>>Several years ago I was doing research at the Meriwether County, Ga.
>>Courthouse and many of the old records in the clerk's office had been
>>laminated. They informed me this was for preservation and even then
>>wouldn't allow me to make copies of any records, even the laminated ones.
>>It was a very frustrating visit - I had to copy by hand any records that I
>>wanted. They apparently don't know of the eventual damage that will be
>>done
>>to the records due to this type of preservation. What a shame!!
>>
>>Carla Miles
>>Co-Coordinator, Marion Co. Ga.
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: melody mccook [mailto:mmccook@alltel.net]
>>Sent: Sunday, September 25, 2005 7:11 PM
>>To: GAGEN-L(a)rootsweb.com
>>Subject: Re: [GAGEN] CSS Class & laminating
>>
>>
>>Ed and Lorraine,
>>
>>thank you so much for your information. I am the genealogy clerk at
>>Satilla
>>Regional library in Coffee County and we have a laminating machine there
>>which we turn on every Friday for patrons. Most of the stuff comsists of
>>things that don't matter whether they're laminated or not, such as library
>>business. for example, when we posted the new cell phone rules or
>>unattended
>>children rules, these were laminated before posting. several people have
>>brought in their fishing or hunting licenses, mother's bringing in
>>children's school work, the city bringing in their posters, that kind of
>>thing. the clerk who was there before she retired in 2000, laminate a
>>large
>>number of newspaper articles that have generally run in the papersince the
>>early 198u0s. These are usually profiles on or family histories on the
>>more
>>common family names around here. We use a thin type of laminate, whether
>>it's mylar or not, I don't know, (the machine was there before I went to
>>work there) but I do know that you can remove it later. At least 10 years
>>later, since I've removed it from a couple of articles that I wanted to
>>copy
>>and the laminate made the copies too dark, in this instance. It was
>>time-consuming to do, but there was no damage to the paper.
>>
>>I recently came across my grandgather's old scrapbook and it's in terrible
>>condition. About 5 obits were glued onto these pages and the obits are
>>deteriorating. I had thought about laminating the whole page to save them
>>as
>>they are crumbling along the edges.
>>
>>Thanks again for all of your help,
>>Melody
>>
>> > When you laminate them, the laminating material is more or less
>>"bonded"
>>to
>> > the original. When the lamination starts to deteriorate, and starts to
>>come
>> > apart, it takes parts of the document with it. What you may end up with
>>is
>> > part of the document on one piece of the lamination (top) and part on
>>the
>> > other half. It can tear the document, or the whole thing can stick to
>>one
>> > part, but you will never be able to get the document off the laminating
>> > materials without ruining it.
>>
>>
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>>http://www.rootsweb.com/~gacolqu2/bylaws/
>>
>>
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>
>
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I have had several queries from viewers regarding the preservation of family records. NARA has an excellent section devoted to the maintenance of these records at: http://www.archives.gov/preservation/holdings-maintenance/table-of-conten...
Usually I refer them to this site so that I will not give them the wrong methods. May not be the answer to all questions but there is certainly useful information for us.
Liz Robertson
Haralson, Carroll Co. Coordinator
Monroe Co,. Coordinator
Another way to back up your database is with an external hard drive. I just got one for the office. Connects via the USB port. 80 GB harddrive for around $100. It is on my list of things to get for backup.
Another idea is to use flash drives. Small memory drives. can hold anywhere from 256 mg up to 1gb. again they use USB ports. Many researchers use them to copy data and to port data around. Most are not big enough to write all of your harddrive, but could carry essential files.
Deborah Byrd
Ed,
Thanks for bringing up this discussion about laminating old documents. I
had no idea of the damage it could cause and I'm sure many other individuals
and groups don't as well.
Several years ago I was doing research at the Meriwether County, Ga.
Courthouse and many of the old records in the clerk's office had been
laminated. They informed me this was for preservation and even then
wouldn't allow me to make copies of any records, even the laminated ones.
It was a very frustrating visit - I had to copy by hand any records that I
wanted. They apparently don't know of the eventual damage that will be done
to the records due to this type of preservation. What a shame!!
Carla Miles
Co-Coordinator, Marion Co. Ga.
-----Original Message-----
From: melody mccook [mailto:mmccook@alltel.net]
Sent: Sunday, September 25, 2005 7:11 PM
To: GAGEN-L(a)rootsweb.com
Subject: Re: [GAGEN] CSS Class & laminating
Ed and Lorraine,
thank you so much for your information. I am the genealogy clerk at Satilla
Regional library in Coffee County and we have a laminating machine there
which we turn on every Friday for patrons. Most of the stuff comsists of
things that don't matter whether they're laminated or not, such as library
business. for example, when we posted the new cell phone rules or unattended
children rules, these were laminated before posting. several people have
brought in their fishing or hunting licenses, mother's bringing in
children's school work, the city bringing in their posters, that kind of
thing. the clerk who was there before she retired in 2000, laminate a large
number of newspaper articles that have generally run in the papersince the
early 198u0s. These are usually profiles on or family histories on the more
common family names around here. We use a thin type of laminate, whether
it's mylar or not, I don't know, (the machine was there before I went to
work there) but I do know that you can remove it later. At least 10 years
later, since I've removed it from a couple of articles that I wanted to copy
and the laminate made the copies too dark, in this instance. It was
time-consuming to do, but there was no damage to the paper.
I recently came across my grandgather's old scrapbook and it's in terrible
condition. About 5 obits were glued onto these pages and the obits are
deteriorating. I had thought about laminating the whole page to save them as
they are crumbling along the edges.
Thanks again for all of your help,
Melody
> When you laminate them, the laminating material is more or less "bonded"
to
> the original. When the lamination starts to deteriorate, and starts to
come
> apart, it takes parts of the document with it. What you may end up with is
> part of the document on one piece of the lamination (top) and part on the
> other half. It can tear the document, or the whole thing can stick to one
> part, but you will never be able to get the document off the laminating
> materials without ruining it.
==== GAGEN Mailing List ====
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http://www.rootsweb.com/~gacolqu2/bylaws/
Longview, Texas area checking in here. The storm was not as bad as
predicted and we survived with a 24 hour much needed rain, 40-50 MPH
wind, a few trees down, lots of limbs to pick up, and the inconvience of
no electricity for a day. All in all we were very fortunate and wish it
had been that mild for many other places that were not as lucky.
Elaine Martin
Fulton County Co-CC
Old Walton County CC
Michael and Vivian Saffold wrote:
> Would our Texas friends please check in and let us know they're OK.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Vivian
>
>
>
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> http://www.rootsweb.com/~gacolqu2/bylaws/
>
>
--
Ever get the feeling your stuff strutted off without you?
Well we are back from our vacation early (missed my grands &
dachshunds!!).
All motels were full so we had no choice but to drive all the way home
from NC. There was just us & one other vehicle on the road coming this
way for a good bit of the way , so we made good time getting back home.
We got back in time to batten down the hatches before the hurricane came
through our area. It seems things are up & working, & everyone around
is ok.
There's a little bit of clean up, several power outages, & stuff, but
not near what South East Texas is having to go through. Today, I had a
feud with a tree while doing picking up some tree branches, etc. &
didn't fare too well there (tree won!) It was definitely a non
emergency, but have a killer headache now......lol
I have high hopes that you & any of your family that was in Rita's
affected areas are safe & accounted for.
Bettie <><
--
A Top 16 Country Song
If the Phone Don't Rang, You'll Know It's Me.
If Sylvia and Linda decide to do another workshop, I'll attend even if they
do the same thing over. Was that because I didn't learn anything - NO -
I've got a lot of changes to make to my sites from the tips I learned.
Both ladies were super! So many new things (CSS and software for me) and
clarifications on things that I've been not quite right. Did you know that
if you adjust (resize) a jpg file on your site, it's not as clear as if you
make your adjustments in your photo or paint software. All adjustments
should be made before inserting.
It was great putting faces with those names I've seen and corresponded with
for years. It's too bad we are scattered all of the US so we couldn't have
a let's meet session and maybe show off some of our "Southern Cooking"
skills, with turnip greens, pepper sauce and corn bread.
Sylvia and Linda, thanks for sharing your skills with us. Both of you gave
this southern girl quiet a lot of things to think about and do. My friend
and I are going in a little while to purchase some new software for my
computer - and get her out of the house to set up the surprise 25th
Anniversary party.
Thanks, Ladies.
kemis
On Sun, 25 Sep 2005 09:18:49 -0500, Virginia Crilley <varcsix(a)hot.rr.com>
wrote :
> Thanks, Ed, for sharing about the Workshop.
>
> It sounds wonderful -- and we here in GAGenWeb are so lucky to have
someone
> like Sylvia who was willing to spend the time in teaching this skill. As
> with any teacher, I'm sure she spent a good deal of preparation time, as
> well as arranging for the facilities, etc.
>
> Who all did attend?
> I hope they'll all let us know when they begin using their new skill on
> their pages!
>
> Virginia
>
>
>
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>
>
>
>
Melody,
When you laminate them, the laminating material is more or less "bonded" to
the original. When the lamination starts to deteriorate, and starts to come
apart, it takes parts of the document with it. What you may end up with is
part of the document on one piece of the lamination (top) and part on the
other half. It can tear the document, or the whole thing can stick to one
part, but you will never be able to get the document off the laminating
materials without ruining it.
I hope I explained that clear enough... <sigh>
Lorraine
At 10:55 AM 9/25/2005, you wrote:
>I've heard for years not to laminate old documents, but have never heard
>why. would you mind sharing what you've learned?
Glad to hear you're all doing well!
Kim Gordon
www.youravon.com/kimgordon
SC Arizona AHGP
CC Clayton County, GA AHGP
CC Coconino County, AZ AHGP
CC Crawford County, GA AHGP
CC Crawford County GAGenWeb
Crawford County Cooperative Extension Service
Crawford County Historical Society
Crawford County Saving Graves
Ed & Kim's Connections
ASC Georgia AHGP
CC Habersham County, GA AHGP
SC Hawaii AHGP
Historic Crawford Foundation, Inc.
Roberta-Crawford County Chamber of Commerce
CC Talbot County, GA AHGP
CC Taylor County, GA AHGP
>From: "Mike & Donna" <md_allen(a)sbcglobal.net>
>Reply-To: GAGEN-L(a)rootsweb.com
>To: GAGEN-L(a)rootsweb.com
>Subject: Re: [GAGEN] Rita aftermath
>Date: Sun, 25 Sep 2005 09:30:56 -0500
>
>We're okay here. Just got some high winds, no rain, and lots of humidity.
>Better than what they predicted if Rita had stayed the course she had been
>on. They were saying 25+ inches of rain.
>
>Donna Allen
>----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael and Vivian Saffold"
><msaffold(a)bellsouth.net>
>To: <GAGEN-L(a)rootsweb.com>
>Sent: Sunday, September 25, 2005 6:29 AM
>Subject: [GAGEN] Rita aftermath
>
>
>>Would our Texas friends please check in and let us know they're OK.
>>
>>Thanks,
>>
>>Vivian
>>
>>
>>
>>==== GAGEN Mailing List ====
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>>http://www.rootsweb.com/~gacolqu2/bylaws/
>>
>
>
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>
We're okay here. Just got some high winds, no rain, and lots of humidity.
Better than what they predicted if Rita had stayed the course she had been
on. They were saying 25+ inches of rain.
Donna Allen
----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael and Vivian Saffold" <msaffold(a)bellsouth.net>
To: <GAGEN-L(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Sunday, September 25, 2005 6:29 AM
Subject: [GAGEN] Rita aftermath
> Would our Texas friends please check in and let us know they're OK.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Vivian
>
>
>
> ==== GAGEN Mailing List ====
> GAGenWeb By-Laws Committee Information Web Site:
> http://www.rootsweb.com/~gacolqu2/bylaws/
>
Is there a spot to go to look at the information covered in the class? I
think I remember someone said it would be, but I don't have the URL.
Donna
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ed Gordon" <edeye1(a)bellsouth.net>
To: <GAGEN-L(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Sunday, September 25, 2005 7:07 AM
Subject: [GAGEN] CSS Class
> If you did not get to make the CSS class that Sylvia and Linda gave
> Saturday you missed a real good TIME!!!!!!! We had a ball and learned a
> bit too. If they ever offer to do it again you WILL need to do your best
> to attend, it will be well worth it you have my word on that. I had been
> playing with CSS at home alone and it looked just tooooo complicated but
> after yesterday I just may have a handle on it!!
>
> Sylvia and Linda Our Thanks to you for putting up with us (students ? )
>
> I had a great time meeting all of you that made it!
>
> I even got a few tips on old document preserving to boot on the Archives
> tour. Do NOT laminate your old documents!!!! too late for some old
> railroad papers I have :o((
>
> I loved it I really did.
>
> Ed.
>
>
>
>
> ==== GAGEN Mailing List ====
> USGenWeb's motto is - Volunteers dedicated to free, on-line information.
>
Thanks, Ed, for sharing about the Workshop.
It sounds wonderful -- and we here in GAGenWeb are so lucky to have someone
like Sylvia who was willing to spend the time in teaching this skill. As
with any teacher, I'm sure she spent a good deal of preparation time, as
well as arranging for the facilities, etc.
Who all did attend?
I hope they'll all let us know when they begin using their new skill on
their pages!
Virginia
If you did not get to make the CSS class that Sylvia and Linda gave
Saturday you missed a real good TIME!!!!!!! We had a ball and learned a
bit too. If they ever offer to do it again you WILL need to do your best
to attend, it will be well worth it you have my word on that. I had been
playing with CSS at home alone and it looked just tooooo complicated but
after yesterday I just may have a handle on it!!
Sylvia and Linda Our Thanks to you for putting up with us (students ? )
I had a great time meeting all of you that made it!
I even got a few tips on old document preserving to boot on the Archives
tour. Do NOT laminate your old documents!!!! too late for some old
railroad papers I have :o((
I loved it I really did.
Ed.