From roots-in@roots-l.rootsweb.com Mon Sep 4 19:26:25 2006 Received: from mail.rootsweb.com (mail.rootsweb.com [192.168.65.34]) by admin.rootsweb.com (8.12.8/8.12.8) with ESMTP id k851QPjb028512; Mon, 4 Sep 2006 19:26:25 -0600 Received: from roots-l.rootsweb.com (roots-l.rootsweb.com [66.43.16.22]) by mail.rootsweb.com (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id k851QFwE031724 for ; Mon, 4 Sep 2006 19:26:15 -0600 Received: from roots-l.rootsweb.com (roots-l [127.0.0.1]) by roots-l.rootsweb.com (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id k84MjOFI001043 for ; Mon, 4 Sep 2006 18:45:24 -0400 Received: (from roots-in@localhost) by roots-l.rootsweb.com (8.12.10/8.12.8/Submit) id k84MjOfU001042 for roots-approved@rootsweb.com; Mon, 4 Sep 2006 18:45:24 -0400 Received: from lists5.rootsweb.com (lists5.rootsweb.com [66.43.27.41]) by roots-l.rootsweb.com (8.12.10/8.12.10) with SMTP id k84MfcFI000708 for ; Mon, 4 Sep 2006 18:41:38 -0400 Received: (from slist@localhost) by lists5.rootsweb.com (8.12.8/8.12.8) id k851MIo0027376 for roots-in@roots-l.rootsweb.com; Mon, 4 Sep 2006 19:22:18 -0600 X-Envelope-From: mscheffl@twcny.rr.com Mon Sep 4 19:22:18 2006 Received: from mail.rootsweb.com (mail.rootsweb.com [192.168.65.34]) by admin.rootsweb.com (8.12.8/8.12.8) with ESMTP id k851MIjb027367 for ; Mon, 4 Sep 2006 19:22:18 -0600 Received: from ms-smtp-04.nyroc.rr.com (ms-smtp-04.nyroc.rr.com [24.24.2.58]) by mail.rootsweb.com (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id k851LtEi027756 for ; Mon, 4 Sep 2006 19:21:56 -0600 Received: from m1070n (cpe-69-201-76-92.twcny.res.rr.com [69.201.76.92]) by ms-smtp-04.nyroc.rr.com (8.13.6/8.13.6) with SMTP id k851LtXA022062; Mon, 4 Sep 2006 21:21:56 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <00a001c6d089$ad656c40$6501a8c0@m1070n> From: "MScheffler" To: "Kylie Veale" , References: <56srm3$q92nj0@iinet-mail.icp-qv1-irony4.iinet.net.au> Subject: Re: [ROOTS-L] History of the use of microfilm/fishe in genealogy Date: Mon, 4 Sep 2006 21:21:55 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=original Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2869 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2962 X-Virus-Scanned: Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.52 on 192.168.65.34 X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.52 on 192.168.65.34 Sender: roots-in@roots-l.rootsweb.com A cursory glance seems to indicate that serious use of microfilm began in the 1930s. I would try Kodak, University Microfilms, and others for information. You may have to contact the various companies by mail or phone as they may not have an extensive history online. Here is a url from University Microfilms http://proquest.com/brand/umi.shtml that talks about its beginnings in 1938. Since ProQuest evidently now owns the company, you should be able to get from them when they began microfilming genealogical materials. Here is a brief history of microfilm: http://www.heritagemicrofilm.com/History.aspx Here is some other useful looking information: http://www.srlf.ucla.edu/exhibit/default.html Margaret Scheffler ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kylie Veale" To: Sent: Monday, September 04, 2006 6:06 PM Subject: RE: [ROOTS-L] History of the use of microfilm/fishe in genealogy > Thanks Joan, but I did an extensive search of google.com and the scholarly > indexes available to the public before I appealed to the list. > > Kylie > > -----Original Message----- > From: Joan Parker [mailto:joanparker@intergate.com] > Sent: Tuesday, 5 September 2006 4:04 AM > To: Kylie Veale; RootsM > Subject: Re: [ROOTS-L] History of the use of microfilm/fishe in genealogy > > Try Google or Ask.com. > Joanie > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Kylie Veale > Just wondering if anyone is able to point me in the direction of a > history > of the use of microfilm/fishe in genealogy? What I'm after is articles > or > anecdotal evidence of its first use in genealogy, by whom, and why ... > > With thanks > Kylie Veale