DigitalDigging Posted January 21, 2015 Posted January 21, 2015 Hello all - I wasn't sure where to put this, but I'm sure I'll be politely told if I should have put it somewhere else. It's really just a brief post outlining the exploits of my great-great-great grandfather Capt. John Conn RN, who commanded the Dreadnought at Trafalgar, and how over the coming months I'm planning to upload images of the Day Signal book he was issued with. Here's a link with a few early examples if you're interested. If you're not interested, well then, you should have stopped reading this ages ago. Off with you. http://digitaldigging.net/captain-john-conn-dreadnought/ 7
Handuer Posted January 21, 2015 Posted January 21, 2015 Are you going to be scanning them or taking pictures?
DigitalDigging Posted January 21, 2015 Author Posted January 21, 2015 Hi-res digital pics - it's a little delicate for a scanner.
Prater Posted January 21, 2015 Posted January 21, 2015 Awesome stuff. You can find similar books on the internet, but they are a few years after Trafalgar from what I've seen. It has been a long while since I looked so I don't know any off the top of my head. Here is a generator for those of us who don't have a book to look at:http://www.goblinrevolution.org/widgets/popham_encoder.cgi 1
Henry d'Esterre Darby Posted January 21, 2015 Posted January 21, 2015 Have you considered loaning that to a museum for preservation and documentation? Looks amazing, I'm looking forward to seeing high res images. 1
DigitalDigging Posted January 21, 2015 Author Posted January 21, 2015 Awesome stuff. You can find similar books on the internet, but they are a few years after Trafalgar from what I've seen. It has been a long while since I looked so I don't know any off the top of my head. Here is a generator for those of us who don't have a book to look at: http://www.goblinrevolution.org/widgets/popham_encoder.cgi Well of all the things. . . thanks for that.
DigitalDigging Posted January 21, 2015 Author Posted January 21, 2015 Have you considered loaning that to a museum for preservation and documentation? Looks amazing, I'm looking forward to seeing high res images. We briefly lent it to a museum for documentation, but prefer to keep it in the family - sometimes it can be *very* difficult to get things back from museums.
Henry d'Esterre Darby Posted January 21, 2015 Posted January 21, 2015 I understand entirely sir. Cheers! 1
Partizan Posted January 21, 2015 Posted January 21, 2015 Interesting very interesting i am looking forward to see your work. I also like your reviews/first looks for some games which i like in your youtube channel including Naval Action. So keep your good work. 1
SYN_Bloody-Bandy Posted January 21, 2015 Posted January 21, 2015 Very interesting, thanks for sharing. I know how you must feel knowing information like this, I recently discoverd my uncle's WWII service record; he landed on Juno beach in a Sherman... We briefly lent it to a museum for documentation, but prefer to keep it in the family - sometimes it can be *very* difficult to get things back from museums. Well, I work at a significant museum in Washington DC and can say absolutely this is not the case if you enter into a proper loan agreement. It is ironclade and you can dictate the terms of when you choose to have it back in your possession. Of course, things may be different in your country... The benefits of the museum is that (hopefully) they will have the bona fide equipment to adequately digitize the book (and share the files with you), such as a proper copy stand that will not hold the book open flat, but at an angle and thus not stress the binding. Also with low emission lighting and something approaching a pinhole lens for better focus.
DigitalDigging Posted January 21, 2015 Author Posted January 21, 2015 Very interesting, thanks for sharing. I know how you must feel knowing information like this, I recently discoverd my uncle's WWII service record; he landed on Juno beach in a Sherman... Well, I work at a significant museum in Washington DC and can say absolutely this is not the case if you enter into a proper loan agreement. It is ironclade and you can dictate the terms of when you choose to have it back in your possession. Of course, things may be different in your country... 'Ironclad' - I saw that. Well I've worked on both sides of the counter as it were, and I admit I'm referring to more casual loans. I'd rather do it this way though, as *everyone* can have a copy to study. The original item is of course lovely to have in your hand, but isn't as valuable as the information it holds. Will you be publishing your uncle's service record? What kind of Sherman did he drive?
Robert Danforth Posted January 21, 2015 Posted January 21, 2015 Awesome stuff. You can find similar books on the internet, but they are a few years after Trafalgar from what I've seen. It has been a long while since I looked so I don't know any off the top of my head. Here is a generator for those of us who don't have a book to look at: http://www.goblinrevolution.org/widgets/popham_encoder.cgi http://imgur.com/rNObdkZ 1
Prater Posted January 22, 2015 Posted January 22, 2015 http://imgur.com/rNObdkZ O my. I only have to figure out the first 3 words to know what you are saying lol... edited: removed 1
SYN_Bloody-Bandy Posted January 22, 2015 Posted January 22, 2015 Will you be publishing your uncle's service record? What kind of Sherman did he drive? Not to take anything away from your thread, which is most appropriate to this forum, but since you asked... He was with the 1st Hussars of the 6th Canadian Armoured Reg. and in his records appears "Qualified Driver and Gunner". I know very little else, as he died long before I was born but he did survive the war. He does not appear in the regimental war diaries, he never rose above the rank of Trooper. The last of the typed lines are a hilarious understatement, I suppose for us only on retrospect... Embarked at___ on 3 June 44 Disembarked at _France_ on 6 June 44 More here if interested, including a tangle with an Elephant: http://www.syndicatesquadron.org/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=908&hilit=hunter
Robert Danforth Posted January 22, 2015 Posted January 22, 2015 O my. I only have to figure out the first 3 words to know what you are saying lol... Less fun if you spoil it, though.
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