Personnel scanners

Have you ever been researching in a library, court house or archives where you need to make copies of documents?  This can be a challenge with having the correct change, standing in line for the copier or the facility may not have the capabilities to make reproductions.  Having your own hand scanner can resolve this problem.

Technology today has developed where you have the ability to copy pages in a book or copy photos using a hand scanner.  One of the nicer ones on the market today is the Flip Pal.  This scanner has a 4 x 6 inch scanning area.  You have the ability to copy pages in a book and download it into your computer.  It does not plug into the wall, but uses batteries for power.  This makes it very easy to use and allows you to work in areas without a electrical outlet or your computer.

Another excellent feature of this product is it's excellent reproduction quality of photos.  The image can be scanned directly off the image or over the protective cover the picture is stored in.  Recently I saw a demonstration using this product that allowed it to scan a much larger picture and stitch the smaller images together to make the larger picture.  The fascinating part was you did not see the seems.

So when taking a look at a scanner take a look at the Flip Pal.  For further information please contact me directly.flip-pal.com/derekdavey

Ohio Network of American Research Centers

This is a link to the locations in Ohio where records have been transferred from the courthouses due to limited space.

http://www.ohiohistory.org/resource/lgr/networkl.html

Genealogical Resources in Ohio Michigan with Derek Davey 04/12 by BerniceBennett | Blog Talk Radio

Genealogical Resources in Ohio Michigan with Derek Davey 04/12 by BerniceBennett | Blog Talk Radio

House Genealogy

So take some time and look at your home.  Do you live in a old home?  Are your curious about the families that have lived there before?  A excellent idea is to check out the purchase history of your home since it was built.  Researching your home and the families that lived there will give you a deeper appreciation of what you have.  Many changes happen to a home over it's life.  Changes occur architecturally as well as the families that live there.

Many homes that we live in today were built before electricity and in some cases indoor plumbing.  The many changes that the families had to go through in the life of our house.  Can you imagine not have lighting?  Yes life did exist before air conditioning.  Many changes have taken place over the past two hundred years.

Researching the sales transactions of a home can be a fascinating process.  Included with this is researching the families that lived in the home prior to you.  What did they do for a living?  What did they do later in life?  What events occurred during their time of living in your home?  The history that has gone on before may surprise you.

arch the homes that our ancestors lived in.  Do they still stand?  What is unique about the homes architecture?  What neighborhood did they live in?  Did they live in the country?  All interesting elements that paint a more complete picture of our ancestors lives.

1940 US Census

As we all know the 1940 US census is out.  A monumental task is the indexing of the census.  Have you signed up to help with the transcribing?  The picture quality of this census is excellent.  It makes it much easier to read and to transcribe.  Please join us in this task.  You can sign up with Family Search, Ancestry and New England Historical and Genealogical Society.

Berea Historical Society

Another great historical society link.  http://www.bereahistoricalsociety.org/site/

Bedford Historical Society

Another Northeast Ohio Historical Society site.  http://www.bedfordohiohistory.org/