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> On Aug 18, 2017, at 12:53 PM, João Ventura <[email protected]> wrote: > > This is terrible news. > > The Portuguese archives are not available from FamilySearch, except for those > with LDS accounts or some rare cases like Braga or Coimbra. > > There are books available in CCA where the image is so low resolution that I > might as well be looking at it in Minecraft, and the only possibility to read > them is to go to a FHC and ask for the microfilm. > > João Ventura > http://tombo.pt/en > >> On Friday, 4 August 2017 01:38:11 UTC+2, Cheri Mello wrote: >> My understanding is that the Azorean Govenement must enter an agreement with >> Family Search to allow the indexing to begin. I don't know if any such >> agreement was made. Last I heard, negotiations between the Azorean >> government and Family Search broke down. I don't know if any attempts have >> been made again (from a couple of years ago). >> >> Cheri Mello >> Listowner, Azores-Gen >> Researching: São Miguel island: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, >> Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada >> >>> On Thu, Aug 3, 2017 at 11:38 AM, Pat Frade <[email protected]> wrote: >>> Please refer to this article: the microfilms are being discontinued. >>> >>> >>> >>> https://familysearch.org/blog/en/microfilm-distribution-discontinued-august-31-2017/ >>> >>> >>> >>> From my last post a few months ago, I think Rosemarie said that the >>> microfilms are on disc. I think they need to be index so they can be put >>> online and searchable (that is the key word). >>> >>> >>> >>> I would ask Cheri or Rosemarie to call the SLC Family History Library and >>> ask the Portuguese Librarian to set up a time at the conference where we >>> could meet together (maybe right after dinner) where questions can be >>> asked/answered. >>> >>> >>> >>> My understanding is very basic – but I am really pushing for these records >>> to be indexed. What that mean – and please verify this with the librarian – >>> we wouldn’t necessarily need to learn to read the old Portuguese script. We >>> could type in a name, and the image will come up along with the >>> “transcribe” information. I just looked up a name in FamilySearch – the >>> name was Helen Evans, residence in California, and the top result was a >>> census record, on the right side is the original document, and on the left >>> side is the transcribe infor. On Ancestry you get the transcribed >>> information, or it may look for a name in a document (like a newspaper). >>> >>> >>> >>> The documents would have to be indexed (transcribed) by a person, I have >>> seen it done. There is an army of people who are indexing records – my >>> neighbor was working on the WWII veterans records. We just need to know IF >>> the Azorean records have been indexed, if not where are they in the queue >>> and if they are in the queue how many petitions would it take to move it >>> forward. >>> >>> >>> >>> Let’s talk more at the conference. >>> >>> >>> >>> Pat Frade >>> >>> Manuscript Cataloger >>> >>> 6741 Harold B. Lee Library >>> >>> Brigham Young University >>> >>> Provo, UT 84602 >>> >>> 801-422-6730 >>> >>> [email protected] >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "Azores Genealogy" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>> email to [email protected]. >>> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/azores. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Azores Genealogy" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/azores. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Azores Genealogy" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/azores.
