Oakland Family History Center

[Pam Santos]

Kind of bummed, went to the Oakland Family History Center today (yes I drove all the way from oregon) and their readers still too hard to read Ribeira Grande film. They have a pro scanner that works GREAT. BUT only 2 so had to use for 1 hour then let someone else use it for 1 hour and so forth. So awhole day wasted, only found two baptism. Wish I could just reserve one for the whole day. Going back on Tuesday.

[rcapodc]

Pam, Did you ask if they had an enlarging lens reader? They always did in the past. Rosemarie

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[Pam Santos]

I did, and that is what I thought they did have one in the pass. They have several 16 mm readers but like I said it is still too small to read. The scan pro they have is nice, but the guy said they cost 6000 each.

["E" Sharp]

Pam

I wonder if I would not have cost you a lot less to have Joao Ventura look these up for you if he researches the area you are looking at.  Or ordered the films ahead of time and went to Salt Lake City where there is much more available and excellent help.  I know Southwest has  some great fares starting the end of August.   That's a mighty long drive. 

"E"

[Pam Santos]

Well I am visiting family, my sisters and my son live here

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[richard matranga]

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Date: Sat, 15 Jun 2013 22:01:26 -0700
Subject: Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Oakland Family History Center
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[Neil Teixeira]

Pam,

         Oakland FHL has one or two, manual (16mm) readers that magnify (different lens ) the images-larger. This is most helpful if the records are faded or hard to make out. (Don't bother useing their regular/normal 16 mm readers.) The Pro Scanner is great if you already know exactly, where your item is-on the reel but is too slow. I only use the Pro Scanner for print reasons due faded records. You could also puts your films on, one of the three other (film) printing/copying machines, view your films on that machine-then print as needed......as you go. These 3 film copy machines are against the wall-near the Pro Scanner table. And they are not used very much.

Neil T. 

On Saturday, June 15, 2013 5:30:03 PM UTC-7, Pam Santos wrote:

[Tish M]

Hi Pam,

Deni and I were in Oakland about 2 years ago and they had one reader that could read the small reels. They kept a 64 magnification lens at the desk that you could sign out. There was a very helpful man, Ralph Severson. He volunteered there once a week.

If you find information you want, you can save it to a flash drive. It is time consuming but as long as no one wants the machine, they let you use it.

You might like to take a trip to the Freitas Library (http://portfsa.org/library/) in San Leandro since you are down here.

They have a pretty good collection of books on Portuguese subjects and are also very helpful.

It would be good to call ahead and make an appointment as the staff is very small.

Good hunting,

Tish

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