[or-roots] DLC's

[Dan M.]

Try to use 256 color gray scale to OCR.
Dan M
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Leslie Chapman" <reedsportchapmans at verizon.net>
To: "or-roots mail list" <or-roots at listsmart.osl.state.or.us>
Sent: Thursday, May 21, 2009 3:01 PM
Subject: Re: [or-roots] DLC's


> Pat and all;
>
> I hadn't thought of OCR, I was going to do it the hard way. Probably 
> never.
> I also want to point out that selected homestead information is available
> from BLM; if you get lucky you might even find a copy of the patent 
> scanned
> an placed online.
>
> I am in the middle of browsing a secton of Ohio  looking for some of 
> Linda's
> elusive relatives and don;t want to time out looking for the link but if
> anyone is interested and can't find it, look under USGLO records I 
> beleive.
> I can hunt it up later.
>
> On a totally irrelevant note, just had my first famous Census hit; George 
> A
> Custer age 10 North Twsp, Harrison Co., Ohio 1850 census. That is a name 
> you
> don't see every day so I wiki'd him and sure enough parents emmanuel and
> Maria.
>
> Les C
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: or-roots-bounces at listsmart.osl.state.or.us
> [mailto:or-roots-bounces at listsmart.osl.state.or.us]On Behalf Of Kith-n-Kin
> Sent: Thursday, May 21, 2009 11:26 AM
> To: 'or-roots mail list'
> Subject: Re: [or-roots] DLC's
>
>
> Gerrie (and Les)
>
> Les is speaking of the abstractions, but yes, you can get the “whole 
> tamale”
> on microfilm at the Genealogical Forum of Oregon in Portland, at NARA
> (National Archives), and at the Oregon State Archives.
>
> I think the abstractions are also now at Ancestry.com, but being able to
> download from Heritage Quest is better, I think.
>
> I hadn’t thought about OCRing the book and making an index.  Hmmm, maybe 
> in
> my spare time…..
>
> Hah!
>
> Pat
>
>
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