Reddit mentions of Brother Mobile Color Page Scanner, DS-620, Fast Scanning Speeds, Compact and Lightweight, Compatible with BR-Receipts, Black
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Fast Scan Speeds up to 8ppm in color and black/whiteCompact and lightweight measures under 12 inches in length and weighs less than 1poundsUSB Powered included; No wall outlet required. Operating Environment: Temperature- 41°F - 95°F (5°C - 35°C)The drivers and utilities on the CD ROM/ DVD ROM for Windows 8 or earlier bundled with your Brother machine are NOT compatible with Windows 10; All drivers and utilities on the CD ROM can be downloaded on Brother’s websiteDaily Duty Cycle (max. pages) 100. Media Weights Single Sheets (min/max) 16 28. Paper Size Single Sheet (max.) 8.5(W) x 32(L) Inches
Specs:
| Color | Black |
| Height | 1.4 Inches |
| Length | 2.1 Inches |
| Number of items | 1 |
| Release date | May 2017 |
| Weight | 0.88 Pounds |
| Width | 11.4 Inches |
First of all, I'm sorry for your loss. I am also the family genealogist for certain family lines, and I've been getting more frantic about it in the last few years. My mother died just over a year ago, and her mother, my last living grandparent, died about a year before that, so that sort of pushed me to move forward with more effort.
While your question about what kind of records to look for is important, I think that it's very important to think about what you're going to do with them. I just wanted to share thoughts on a few items that I've found very helpful.
First of all, get a scanner if you don't already have one. If you have the means to do so, get one that does slides and negatives as well as photos and documents I don't recommend some of the cheap slide and film scanners, but rather a flatbed that has fixtures for these. I didn't have a large budget, but managed to get a good quality EPSON Perfection V550 for around $150. It's not the highest quality scanner, but does a very good job and is easy to work with.
I also purchased a portable USB scanner. I don't recommend the ones that you have to drag across a page yourself. Instead, I purchased a Brother like this one. It does not do the best job with photos, but can be very useful for documents and is very portable. I can carry it in the bag with my laptop and I can use it when visiting libraries or relatives that don't have other options available.
Having access to scanners allows me to not have to make immediate decisions on what exactly I think is important. There are lots of things that I find important now that I didn't think would be, and I'm sure that in the future I'll realize that there's information in something that I didn't realize (Things like return addresses on envelopes or area codes from phone numbers scrawled on a piece of paper can be invaluable when trying to find more info on someone). Digitally archiving pretty much anything gives you the freedom to revisit these items later when you might have a specific need. It's always great for organization and preventing damage to important documents or photos.
I would also recommend purchasing a digital voice recorder. You can purchase one to carry when talking to relatives and then offload the files as MP3s. I'm awful at taking notes and always think I'll remember details that I obviously won't.
So, after all that, the short answer is DOCUMENT ANYTHING POSSIBLE. If you think it might come in handy, save it. (Sorry, I tend to ramble)
Just purchased one of these portable scanners on Amazon. Managed to digitize about 90% of my documents in 90 minutes. And it was a ton of fun. Can't recommend it more.