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Wednesday, January 20, 2016
County embracing digital world FamilySearch will scan documents and make them available online By Goldie Rapp
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HENNEPIN — Putnam County is going digital. At the Monday, Jan. 11, Putnam County Board meeting, circuit clerk Cathy Oliveri spoke with the board about a digital imaging agreement with FamilySearch. The Utah-based company will come into the courthouse, scan and produce digital copies of the county’s naturalizations, wills and probates. Oliveri confirmed the process would be
done at no cost to the county, however FamilySearch would take the digital copies of the public record documents and load them on their website. The FamilySearch website is used by people interested in researching their family genealogy. Oliveri said she wanted to run the idea and agreement by the board before moving forward with the process. “I’m thinking it’s a really great thing because our books are old and brittle. When people come in and we’re trying to make copies on the copy machine, it takes time. I just think this would be a nice thing to do,”
she said. “When people come in for genealogy … we can’t just let them have a book and sit somewhere. We have to keep an eye on them and make sure no pages get torn up.” Board members were all in favor of the idea. Board member Sheila Haage said if it was going to help save the old documents then she didn’t see why the county shouldn’t go ahead with the agreement. Board chairman Duane Calbow asked about the potential loss of revenue the county would see if people were no longer coming in and getting charged to copy a record. Oliveri said it wouldn’t make a sig-
Making the Hall of Fame
Illinois IDs remain acceptable means for air travel
By Shannon Serpette
sserpette@putnamcountyrecord.com
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Darrell Alleman and 1982 Elite 8 baseball team to be inducted in Putnam County
GRANVILLE — Darrell Alleman considers himself the unlikeliest of candidates to be inducted into the Putnam County Hall of Fame. A lifelong sports fan, Alleman was never a member of a great team, and one of his life’s biggest regrets is that he never played baseball during his high school years. Yet, when the Putnam County Hall of Fame committee nominated and selected this year’s inducting class, Alleman’s name was on the short list, along with the 1982 Elite 8 baseball team. On Saturday, Jan. 23, Putnam County High School will induct the 1982 team, as well as Alleman as a Friend of the Programs. The Hall of Fame ceremony will take place between the junior varsity and varsity basketball games against Hall High School. The JV game begins at 6 p.m. Alleman described the shock he felt upon learning he was being inducted into the Hall of Fame. “I about fell down,” Alleman said. “I didn’t even know there was a category for Boosters.” Alleman was born in rural Tonica and moved to Putnam County when he was in sixth grade. Putnam County has been the only place for him ever since. “I think it is a great place to be. It’s been wonderful to me and my family,” he said.
nificant difference because the number of people coming in for copies fluctuates. “We could have five people come in one month and then no one the next year. It just all depends,” she said. Oliveri explained no materials would leave the building during the scanning process. Representatives from the company would come in to the office to scan the documents in the courthouse. Volunteers from the historical society will also come in to help with the process.
By Eric Engel
eengel@putnamcountyrecord.com
Darrell Alleman of Granville, a lifelong baseball fan who never played on a baseball team, will be inducted into the Putnam County Hall of Fame Saturday for his tireless support of sports in the Putnam County School District. (PCR photo/Shannon Serpette)
Don’t worry, Illinois residents. You don’t have to cancel that trip to the warm beaches and sparkling waters of Florida or California next month if you are lacking a U.S. passport. You can still board the airplane by showing your Illinois driver’s license, if only for a few more years. The REAL ID Act of 2005 stipulated a citizen must have proof of legal residence and date of birth to get a driver’s license. Since Illinois does not require a birth certificate when someone is obtaining their driver’s license, it was granted compliance extensions by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The state’s most recent extension request was denied by DHS, and yet Henry Haupt said Illinois residents will still be invited to a window or aisle seat through January 2018. “The Department of Homeland Security announced there will be no security changes at airports for two years, so current Illinois driver’s licenses and ID cards will continue to be accepted as legitimate
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