This is great, thank you very much Marilyn for making this possible and
Cheri for spreading the word!
On 6/24/2010 9:24 PM, Cheri Mello wrote:
Here's what happens when a group of researchers show up en masse to
Salt Lake!
As some of you know, the Family History Library (FHL) discontinued
their paleography (handwriting) series probably around 10 years ago.
This was a 40+ page booklet with handwriting samples, abbreviations,
names, and other goodies. They did make it available on microfiche for
you to order through your local FHC and copy from that.
Kathy Cardoza, webmaster of the Azores GenWeb, contacted the FHL a
couple of years ago and was granted permission to reprint only
portions of this copyrighted work.
Last October, I met Marilyn Thompson from this list. She is
affiliated with the FHL in Salt Lake. I mentioned the concern about
the paleography being available to a wide audience. I don't recall
who she tried to network with at that time to get it online.
Now we have a group of researchers here. Marilyn tried again. She
found the right people and made it happen!!! It is a large file for
the wiki site on Family Search, so they had to break it up into 4
parts. Here's the link:
https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Portuguese_Genealogical_Word_List#Additional_Resources
You have to scroll down to the section titled "Additional Resources"
and download Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, and Part 4.
Thanks, Marilyn, for finding the right people and making it happen!!
Cheri Mello
Listowner, Azores-Gen
Researching: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das
Tainhas, Achada
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