I am in the Chicago area, and use the Naperville IL FHC. They have 2 of the narrow-film viewers, with different magnifications, out of about 12 viewers total. They have seen better days (I had to learn to get one of them to focus -it's an art, requiring one to reach up and press on the cover plate of the film guide to sharpen the left side of the image) but as far as I can tell, there is only one woman reading Italian films and myself who use them. But I am grateful that their
hours are generous, the facility is only a few miles from my house and that my skinny little film boxes are easy to find in the drawers packed with the fat ones! Eileen Leite Who is slowly but surely finding 'cousins' in Ponta Garca & Povoacao, Sao Miguel. From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Cheri Mello Sent: Friday, April 15, 2011 1:15 AM To: Azores Genealogy Subject: [AZORES-Genealogy] The good old days at the Oakland, California Family History Center I know the Los Angeles Family History has undergone an extensive renovation. We used to have 100 microfilm readers. Now there is way less (maybe 40)? The film room was turned into offices and storage. The offices and computer area was turned into very nice offices and the film area (no longer a separate room). Part of the book area is now classrooms, but very nice, like the ones in Salt Lake. However, I was usually the only one there researching Azores film in Los Angeles. The Oakland Family History Center (FHC) had about 4 of the film readers that could read the Azores film. I heard you folks used to have to elbow each other out for a film reader! LOL I thought I had heard somewhere that Oakland was remodeled. If they did, then Oakland would probably have only 2 readers for that small film. Does anyone on this list still use the Oakland FHC? Was it remodeled? How are your film readers? 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." -- 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."
