Hello Monty, I wasn't concerned about what others would think about my practices of restoration. After I leave this life, hopefully, someone else will get my files. It is the person who eventually winds up with them that I wondered about. But I guess if they have concerns about it, they could always obtain a copy from the health department, even though they would have a hard time reading it. :) Thanks for the reply.
Ed --- Monty Reed <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Ed, > > Most of the art in the Vatican, Louvre, Palace of > Versailles, etc, has been > restored at least once. It seems sensible to me > that a copy that was > carefully enhanced, with no attempt to mislead or > alter the text, would in > fact lend clarity to the event. Most of us aren't > trying to prove the > authenticity of the Shroud of Turin. Unless I was > trying to prove something > in a court of law, I wouldn't worry what someone > else thinks about my > citations. Satisfy yourself as to the authenticity > and accuracy of a > document, or make a note as to conflicts or doubts, > and move on. > > This works for me. > Monty Reed > > > > The thread on pictures/sources was interesting. > Now > > I'd like input on a slant on that subject. > > > > A distant cousin sent me a photo-copy of my > > grandparents' marriage certificate (this is my > > source). The original copy he has is very dark, > and in > > some areas almost unreadable. The photo-copy was > very > > similar. > > > > I scanned the photo-copy at 600 dpi, and using > > Photoshop, I was able to enlarge it very much. By > > doing that, I was able to make out almost all the > > handwritten and printed text. After long hours, I > was > > able to restore almost everything on the document. > > There is part of the Church name (handwritten) > that I > > couldn't make out, so I left it untouched. I was > very > > careful not to destroy the character of the > penmanship > > or the printed text, and I would rather not do > enough > > than to do too much, and change the character of > an > > historical document. > > > > As a genealogist, what concerns would you have if > > someone gave you an image that had been restored > like > > that? Would it lower the surety in your mind?? > Would > > it be less authentic? There's no doubt that the > > restored version is much more readable than the > > photo-copy, or even the original copy that my > cousin > > has, and the character has not been compromised > from > > what it was in 1879. > > > > Ed > > > Legacy User Group Etiquette guidelines can be found > at: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > > To find past messages, please go to our searchable > archives at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup%40mail.millenniacorp.com/ > > To unsubscribe please visit: > http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Free Pop-Up Blocker - Get it now http://companion.yahoo.com/ Legacy User Group Etiquette guidelines can be found at: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp To find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup%40mail.millenniacorp.com/ To unsubscribe please visit: http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp
