Hi Pat, The videos in the accompanying article that I posted explains the digitizing process. I don't remember when they started digitizing. They said it will take about 10 years to complete According to Wikipedia, the digitizing will be completed late 2010 or early 2011. However, I found a reference in Dick Eastman's newsletter where he said in October 2006 that FamilySearch digitization will do this or will do that. "Will" indicates the future. By 2007, there are many references to the digitization and that is when INDEXING began, it looks like. So if the digitization began in 2007 and will take about 10 years, that would be 2017, not 2011, as Wikipedia states. And the indexing won't be complete by then. That is all volunteer manpower.
In Dick Eastman, it also said that they are doing the digitization of the most popular collections first. Considering the vast numbers of North American researchers doing genealogy in their own countries, I would think that the Azores, Portugal, Madeira, and Cape Verde are fairly far down the list. People have written in to Dick Eastman to ask when this or that will be digitized. He stated that he gets the feed from someone at FamilySearch when something is done and that is what he posts. Dick, who is a national speaker, author, and lecturer, has no other insider info. I seriously doubt that there's any way for me to find out, if they are not telling Dick. Cheri On Tue, May 18, 2010 at 12:42 PM, Pat Frade <[email protected]> wrote: > Cheri, > > I’m not up on genealogy, but I know they plan to digitize all the films. > May I suggest that when you are in Salt Lake for the workshop, maybe you > could find out when the Azores films will be done – or maybe we could all > request that they be given a “higher” priority. That would help many of us! > > Pat > > > > > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] *On > Behalf Of *Cheri Mello > *Sent:* Tuesday, May 18, 2010 1:16 PM > *To:* Azores Genealogy > *Subject:* [AZORES-Genealogy] The Granite Mountain Records Vault > > > > This article appeared in the Legacy Family Tree genealogy software > newsletter. You can watch videos of the Granite Mountain were the films are > kept. They explain the digitization process and more. I found it > interesting! > > http://tinyurl.com/2coud3k > > Cheri Mello > Listowner, Azores-Gen > Researching: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das Tainhas, > Achada > > -- > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<azores%[email protected]>. > Follow the confirmation directions when they arrive. > For more options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail > (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right > that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my membership." > > -- > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<azores%[email protected]>. > Follow the confirmation directions when they arrive. > For more options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail > (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right > that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my membership." -- Cheri Mello Listowner, Azores-Gen Researching: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada -- To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. Follow the confirmation directions when they arrive. For more options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my membership."
