I spent all of
Friday afternoon scanning photos and documents that I was given by my
cousins. My Cousin Betty had sent me an email on Wednesday and was
upset that I hadn't made mention of it yet. It's not that I hadn't
seen it. It was filled with so much information, I wasn't ready to
process it yet. And, I wanted to make sure I got the photo albums and
documents back to persons before I left town.
So I'm THRILLED
that my cousin Betty has been bitten by the fact finding bug. On
Saturday morning I've been told that she has A TON of things for me
to see. Things like funeral programs and such. How exciting. Just
when I think I won't get anything else, more comes my way.
Additionally, I
started digging and digging through my grandmother's bedroom. I found
a lot of things worth recording. Perhaps it was wrong of me. Perhaps
it was right on. In any case, I found my grandmother's high school
diploma. It was too large for the scanner, so I placed it in my
photography pile.
As I was scanning
pictures, I needed a way to tie the stories about the pictures to the
pictures themselves. Now, I'm sure there is a better way, but I had
to think of something on the fly. So, after I saved the photo from my
scanning program, I opened the photo in Paint (a program that
Microsoft includes with their Operating System). I added additional
space to the photo (if I didn't scan additional blank space
originally). I used the Insert Text tool and added the information
about the photo I wanted to keep with the photo. When I crop and edit
the photos, I'll crop this out but save the original scan as well.
This way the photo and information stays together for the time being.
My computer and
scanner were so overworked with the scanning, I was afraid they'd
kick the bucket before I was finished. However, both are work horses
and were up to the challenge. Whew!
This
is another installment in a lengthy multi-series post about the
fantastic research trip I took to Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. If
you're just joining the this series, you'll be able to see every post
under the label Research Trip.
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