Videos & DVDs

The following videos and DVDs are available for our members' use.  Please contact us at bcgs@zoominternet.net to borrow them. 

Preserving Your Family History with multimedia by Stephen Lemmon.  On this DVD you will learn to:  Scan Photos & Film, Enhance and Repair Photos, Scan and Enhance Documents, Use Digital Cameras, Create Audio Files and Import Them into Your Genealogy Software, Document Family History with Video, Transfer Home Movies to Video.  72 minutes.

A Cemetery Special by Rick Sebak.  DVD - In the nineteenth century it was common for Americans to visit the local cemetery when they wanted to escape from industrial cities.  The cemeteries offered a green and natural environment where visitors could relax, view art, and pay respect to the dearly departed.  Occasionally cemeteries got so crowded that tickets were required for admission. 

     Today cemeteries aren't such a popular destination, but these beautiful places are full of surprises and stories.  A CEMETERY SPECIAL goes beyond the tombstones, monuments, and mausoleums to tour an assortment of graveyards from Key West to Alaska.

     Along the way you will discover that family mementos, funny epitaphs, annual celebrations, and local traditions are only a small part of what people leave behind.  60 minutes.

Cryptic Clues in the Bone Yard with Sharon DeBartolo Carmack.  Video - Shot on-location in the cemetery, this lively presentation discusses overlooked clues in cemetery research, such as identifying the type of cemetery, looking at grave decorations, analyzing the composition of the stone to date it, and interpreting the art and symbols on tombstones.  Plus Sharon offers many tips for successful cemetery research.

     Learn how to take great photographs of your ancestors' headstones and how to make tombstone rubbings, all suitable for framing or for handing down to future generations as family artifacts.

Guide to Genealogy Information On-line by Barbara Renick.  Video -  Barbara discuses the Types of Databases on the Internet that can be used for genealogy research which include:  Portals, List of links, Search engines, Commercial sites, Reference sites, Collections, Surname listings, Genwebs & Webrings, Queries, Gedcom databases, Catalogs online and much more.

Reading Early American Handwriting with Kip Sperry.  Video - Kip will teach you how to read and understand the handwriting found in documents commonly used in genealogical research.  He explains techniques for reading early American documents.  This video will be an asset to a genealogist wanting to acquire the skills necessary in doing research in early American history.