Using a Digital Camera and Scanner in Genealogical Research

Date:

Thursday, Mar 21

Time:

11:00 am - 12:00 pm

Room:

155D

Session ID:

B11

Type:

Presentation

Difficulty:

Beginner

Track:

Getting Started

Syllabi:

Using_a_Digital_Camera_and_Scan (DOC)
Using_a_Digital_Camera_and_Scan (PDF)

Description

Put your digital camera or scanner to work. Learn some technical terms, how and why to digitize photos and documents, and what to do with them. Leave this talk knowing why to take gadgets with you on that genealogy trip.

Presenters

Jane G. Haldeman

Jane Haldeman’s passion in genealogy began in 8th grade with a school assignment. Her other passion is technology which lead her into theater as a stagehand. Today she has blended her love of family history and technology and shares that love with others. Jane lives in the suburbs of Chicago and her lectures focus on technology as applied to genealogical research. She is owner of “It’s Relative,” www.itsrelative.net; President, Illinois State Genealogical Society; Immediate Past-President, Fox Valley Genealogical Society; Registrar Fort Payne Chapter, NSDAR; and past Design and Technical Editor, Illinois State Genealogical Society Quarterly Journal.