Today, we think nothing of sticking thousands of pages of documents on a tiny SD card, or just pushing it out to some cloud service. But for decades, this wasn’t possible. Yet companies still ...

There are some great research-minded tumblrs out there — I highly recommend JSTOR‘s — the Muncie, Indiana Public Library is celebrating technology month in February. They asked their local history ...

One of the essential tools The Historical Society of Schuylkill County uses to connect geneologists and researchers to the past is its microfilm machine. A well-worn Canon brand unit has served the ...

The Eclipse 2000 is nextScan's most powerful microfilm conversion scanner to date, with a top capture speed of up to 2,000 frames per minute. Meridian, Idaho, July 08, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ...

Technology developments advance quicker than we can imagine as you can see with computers, phones, televisions and even how we keep in touch with each other. Such is the case with the microfilm ...

The Historical Society of Schuylkill County, Pottsville, has taken a giant step toward helping genealogists and researchers see into Schuylkill County’s past. Spending “over $12,000” in donations, the ...

Microfilm services at the North Platte Public Library have been launched into the digital age thanks to a generous donation. Today, the library will unveil a new microfilm machine purchased by the ...

A group of Westbury residents have expressed frustration and disappointment with a recent decision by the Westbury Memorial Public Library to get rid of the library’s microfilm, which included ...

At 18 months my grandson's favorite toy is his jack-in-the-box. He vigorously winds the handle round and round and shouts with glee when Mr. Topper pops out. It reminds me of the hours spent turning ...