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Advance your research with ViewMate!
Do you have a need for analysis or translations of book titles, letters or gravestone photos? Do you have questions about old family photos, maps or book pages? ViewMate is a JewishGen tool designed to supplement the written query, and help you to solve graphic riddles. Here is an example of how it works. Follow along now with Jack, our demonstrator.
Jack finds an unidentified family photo with an inscription on the back, written in what appears to be Hebrew script.
He scans it on his home computer system, creating a graphic file.
Then he goes to the ViewMate Web site. Using the easy upload feature, he uploads his graphic file to ViewMate. Jack soon receives an e-mail confirmation with a file number.
He then posts a notice to the JewishGen Discussion Group (or SIGs of his choice) stating that he has uploaded a photo to ViewMate. He requests someone knowledgeable in Hebrew to visit the ViewMate Web site, view his graphic (File No. X) and translate it for him.
An eager reader will be quick to provide feedback. Eager reader responds with translation. Riddle solved. Jack adds new info to his family tree.
It is as easy as 1-2-3.
1- Scan on your home computer system.
2- Upload to ViewMate.
3- Request feedback.
You are invited to visit us today to make use of this powerful JewishGen tool. The site has a FAQ and full instructions.
ViewMate Web site: http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate
Original concept: Bernard I. Kouchel
Programmer: John Berman
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