A few years ago I used this kind of device to rip a bunch of VHS tapes to my laptop: https://www.amazon.com/REDGO-Video-Capture-Converter-Adapter/dp/B01E5ITE2W/ref=mp_s_a_1_4?keywords=vhs+to+usb&qid=1571591535&sr=8-4
Not sure exactly which one I bought, but it was cheap and did the job. You connect one end to a VCR, then connect the other end to your laptop. You run the dumb proprietary software it comes with, hit play on the VCR, and it rips the output to a video file for you.