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Ten years ago I didn't even know what the
term genealogy meant. Today I would define it as a highly
addictive hobby (or career) that can be mysterious, fulfilling
and frustrating all at the same time.
My intro started
when my child had to create a family tree for a school
project. I gathered as much information as I could from
relatives and the various genealogy internet sites. Like most
of you, I hit various roadblocks, with either conflicting data
or none at all.
I needed
source documents and access to these presented an even greater
problem. It was not feasible to go to every court house or
area library to do research.
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I chose to publish the books using Adobe's
Acrobat Viewer because this is free and widely available. Most
computers come with this preinstalled. You can also download
it and updates from Adobe's website. You will need version 5.0
or later. I include a link to their site on each CD.
I do not transcribe the books
word for word—each
page is an actual scan of the book. Please do not purchase the
books for the pictures alone. Although some have crystal clear
pictures, most are dark or completely black. This is due to
the condition of the original book, printing ink used at that
time, and the limitations of microfiche and scanners used to
convert books.
In order to make the books
searchable, the text must be clearly readable by OCR software
(the software that actually "reads" the words).
Making a book searchable increases it size considerably so I
usually divide them up into smaller files, i.e., volumes,
sections, chapters.
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