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Subject: Re: Parish Records on Digitalarkivet
Date: Tue, 1 Oct 2002 19:29:59 EDT
Hi Peter & Listers,
> it is important to note that these digital extracts do not
> contain all the information (e.g., lists of godparents, lists of
> guarantors,
> etc.) available in the originals, so people who want to establish a full
> context for their ancestors' lives will be driven to the manuscript sources
> sooner or later.
Absolutely and this is very important or you "could" be barking up the wrong
tree. To my way of thinking, digital extracts and online databases are an
"index" directing you to the source material and never should be considered
as the end of research.
> So -- while I'll hope for the best, I plan to be good friends with my
> microfilm reader for as long as I retain the mental capacity to continue
> with my genealogy.
>
Microfilm readers don't have "pop up" ads either - a big plus in my book!
Daraleen
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