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<p>[QUOTE="smallaxe, post: 3814006, member: 13430"]My experience with New Jersey was as someone wanting to utilize their resources. About 100 years ago, a family member donated some old photos, including the only known photo of a relative born 1790, died 1872. The donor was a grandson of the man in the photo, and also involved in the historical society at the time.</p><p>Basically they said they didn't have the staff to allow us access to the material, they didn't have the staff to access it for us, and if they were to allow access, they wouldn't allow a copy to be made unless it had a prominent watermark across the middle (which would basically be across the face). I'm sure the relative who donated the material thought they were placing it in a safe place where future generations could access the photos.</p><p>It took about 5 years, but after multiple contacts (many of which were ignored, even though we offered to pay for their time), we were finally able to get a copy of the photo, with the watermark below the face, after providing signed affirmations that the photo (of a direct ancestor) would not be published or copied in any manner.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="smallaxe, post: 3814006, member: 13430"]My experience with New Jersey was as someone wanting to utilize their resources. About 100 years ago, a family member donated some old photos, including the only known photo of a relative born 1790, died 1872. The donor was a grandson of the man in the photo, and also involved in the historical society at the time. Basically they said they didn't have the staff to allow us access to the material, they didn't have the staff to access it for us, and if they were to allow access, they wouldn't allow a copy to be made unless it had a prominent watermark across the middle (which would basically be across the face). I'm sure the relative who donated the material thought they were placing it in a safe place where future generations could access the photos. It took about 5 years, but after multiple contacts (many of which were ignored, even though we offered to pay for their time), we were finally able to get a copy of the photo, with the watermark below the face, after providing signed affirmations that the photo (of a direct ancestor) would not be published or copied in any manner.[/QUOTE]
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