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Susan

Susan Report 23 Feb 2009 11:01

Thanks Richard.

Richard in Perth

Richard in Perth Report 23 Feb 2009 10:48

Hi Susan

As Brinsleys said, the LDS is a good alternative, especially if you live a long way from the records offices (eg Australia!). They have film readers in their libraries, and you have to view the films there (you can't take them away). They charge a few dollars (or pounds) per film to cover delivery costs as the films are held at a central location, and they generally take a week or two to arrive (time depends on if anyone else has them on loan or not). At my local centre the staff are very friendly & helpful, and they don't talk about their religion unless you ask.

Find your closest LDS centre here: http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/FHC/frameset_fhc.asp

cheers,
Richard

Susan

Susan Report 23 Feb 2009 10:23

Thanks Brinsleys,

How would you read the microfilm?

Sue

InspectorGreenPen

InspectorGreenPen Report 23 Feb 2009 10:08

Have you thought about the local Family Search (IGI) Centre? For a small fee you can order a microfilm, which I believe will have images of the original records.

The Family search site will tell you which parishes and periods are abailable.

Susan

Susan Report 23 Feb 2009 09:38

Thanks Linda.

LindainHerriotCountry

LindainHerriotCountry Report 23 Feb 2009 09:36

FMP are just transcriptions as well

Linda

Susan

Susan Report 23 Feb 2009 08:21

Many thanks for that Richard. I'd better have a trip to the Lincolnshire records office some time!

Sue

Richard in Perth

Richard in Perth Report 23 Feb 2009 08:19

Not sure about FMP, but the parish records that are so far on Ancestry are only the transcriptions. Apparently though they are going to be putting on images of London registers this year some time, in conjunction with the LMA - so they are coming!

Richard

Susan

Susan Report 23 Feb 2009 07:54

Could anyone please answer this question?

If I subscribe to a site like Find my Past or Ancestry .com and search parish records, do I see the actual image of the record, do I get a transcription or just the index ?

Many thanks,
Sue