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From: "Arlene Colthirst" <>
Subject: Re: Family Heritage Centres - an alternative approach
Date: Mon, 2 Aug 1999 02:48:56 -0400


You ought to send that suggestion to the Minister responsib;le, Ms. Sile
deValera

R Warnock wrote in message <049401bedca8$f4849a60$>...
>Fellow Listers
>
>An alternative approach to Family Heritage Centres would be to place
>microfilms at local libraries with free access. This would allow
>access to:
>1. Private individuals doing their own research
>2. Professional researchers searching for a fee
>
>Those falling into category 1 above...which I suspect is most of us
>would then only have ourselves to blame if we couldn't find the
>records. The Irish nation would then reap the benefits of tourism as
>we would stay locally knowing that we had access to the records. This
>system or variation of it would avoid the criticism of over charging,
>slow results etc that we see on this and other groups.
>
>There is nothing quite like doing the research yourself as I am sure
>those who have done this will agree.
>Added advantages are that we would get to know the local librarians as
>opposed to rolling up to a Family Heritage Centre where it is pay
>upfront and wait.
>
>If the Irish Parliament spent its money on microfilming and
>distributing it to local libraries it would escape the adverse
>comments that pervade Irish research at present. The ball would be in
>the researchers court and if you don't find a record then it either
>doesn't exist or you haven't looked properly.
>
>Slainte
>Rod Warnock
>Kilaben Bay NSW Australia
>
>Rod Warnock
>Kilaben Bay NSW Australia
>
>

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