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To report typos, misspellings,
words that run together or grammatical errors simply copy the
problem exactly as it appears on the page and send it to
me in an email. For example, just copy or type the word or words
such as Heidan or familyand or Ralph's ideas
was great, directly into the email. I can just do a search
and replace to change all occurrences.
For more complex items please include a description and the
URL of the page such as 00-INDEX-Documents.htm.
Thanks for your help! |
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If you have comments,
corrections, additions or information requests, we would be happy to
include them in this website. Short items may just be sent in a
regular email. If you have extensive comments,
put them in an MSWord or other word processing document and send
the file as an attachment to the email. |
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For
many people, all we have are the facts and figures of their
lives. That can make the narrative seem a little "plain
vanilla". So, if you would like to write a history of someone in
your family and add little details, anecdotes and stories, we
would love to have them. Pictures would add to the impact of the
piece. A handful of sons and daughters have
already done this for their parents' pages. Of course, we need to
include the facts and figures too.
Here are a couple of examples:
Edna Berns
- Marie
Tommelein
Write up your narrative and cut and paste it into an email.
Thanks. Or, send it as an MSWord or other word processing
document as an attachment to the email.
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Agnes (Brockman)
Heiden
(1891-1981) |
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All
the photos, documents and other graphical elements of this
website are available for use by any member of the families
covered in this site. We want to get this material to as many
people as possible to assure that it remains available to future
generations.
We will gladly provide you with a
digital copy of anything on the site in .jpg, .gif or .tiff
format. This can be for one particular photo or document, for
all the images related to a particular family or we will provide
all of the photos and documents (obituaries, death certificates,
wedding licenses, german records, etc) that we have in
digital form.
If you just want a few photos,
these can be sent to you by email. If you want a larger grouping
such as images relating to the family of William Carl and Mary
Heiden, for instance, we will send them to you in a thumb drive.
The total group of photos is around 7,100 (photos and documents)
and 4.3 GB in size.
We are in the process of getting
some old home movie films and the audio interviews of family
members converted to digital form. These will also be available
for distribution in the near future.
I would love to share this
information with anyone who has a family interest in it. Please
contact me and we can work out a solution. Of course, there will
be no charge for anything.
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We
need images in .jpg, .gif or .png format that are
650 pixels or more wide.
The
larger, the better. You
can send them right out of the camera or off your hard
drive or from your iPhone.
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We will do any editing or cropping necessary in Light Room or
Photoshop. This includes "cleaning up" images that have exposure
problems or creases or other blemishes. About the only
requirement is that the image be in good focus and the faces of
the people are recognizable.
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Keeping
track of thousands of images on a website can be a
challenge. Therefore, we have developed a folder
system over the years to keep everything straight.
The
only requirement is that the file name must include
the accurate name of the person, people or place
depicted.
Ex. Heiden-Ralph-1965.jpg
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If you just have just a few images, you can send them as a simple
attachment to an email. If you have large numbers of images, you
can use a Zip file or similar compacting program and attach that
to an email. Or, you can use a transfer website such as WeTransfer. If you have a very
large number of images, put them on a thumb drive, DVD or CD and I
will give you an address for mailing.
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If you have a bunch of 35mm slides or paper prints taken years
ago, we can handle those too. As long as the
name of the person, people or place depicted in the
picture is included, we have the technology to transfer slides
or prints into
a digital format.
Put them in a box or envelope and send them to us.
We will pay for shipping costs and return them if you
prefer or send you a copy of the digital images on a
thumb drive. Submit an email and I will send my mailing
address. |
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digital images. |
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As I am writing this, I just celebrated my 76th birthday. I enjoy working on this website
and family history but one never knows how long that can go on.
So, I would like to find one or more younger, website savvy members of the
August Heiden
Family who would like to eventually take over this website. I hope to be able to keep it going
for the foreseeable future...but you never know. |
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