That's interesting Kerrie. Does it give access to the original handwritten notes? If so, I might be persuaded to renew my subscription.
Evelyn Get BlueMail for Android On 18 Jan 2022, 01:01, at 01:01, Kerrie Alexander via CoTyroneList <[email protected]> wrote: >I have used the Tenison Groves collection on Find My Past. It was easy > >to use as it was all indexed and I agree it has some wonderful >material. > >Kerrie > >On 18/01/2022 11:17 am, Roger Cousens via CoTyroneList wrote: >> >> Dear all, >> >> There are two important sources of information that rarely get >> mentioned on this email list and which, for my research, have been >> amongst the most important. Perhaps not everyone is aware of them? >> The most important is the Transcripts of memorials of deeds, >> conveyances and wills, 1708-1929These are available from your own >> computer on the FamilySearch web site. There are indexes for >> townlands and grantors (but not grantees). It can often be a pain to > >> find the record even when you find its location from the index: there > >> can be multiple volumes on the same microfilm and the transcripts are > >> not necessarily in the right order (and the “page number” in the >index >> is for the page in the original, not the same as the microfilm page >> number). The copperplate writing can take a bit of getting used to >> and often the image can be hard to read (nothing new for family >> history sleuths!). I have found key marriage agreements, house >> locations and wills here (including the Knoxes and Moffatts of >> Strabane, with locations of their properties to the nearest inch!). >> Most of my successes (often with the help of Carole Elliott) came >from >> going through the townland indexes rather than through the grantor >> index, as my ancestors tended not to be wealthy enough to own land. >> >> The other source is only available at Family Search approved access >> locations. That is the Tenison Groves collection, a huge amount of >> transcribed information from various sources collected by a >> genealogist from 1863 to 1938 and including things that were burned >in >> the 1922 fire. If you just go into the collection “cold” it can be >> very hard to find anything. I once discovered an alphabetical index >> to names on one of the microfilms, but on the slow computers at our >> nearest FamilySearch site it was impossible to find it again last >time >> I looked (if anyone finds it, can you let me know?)! I am told that >> there is an index to parishes on Film 258520 and a more general index > >> on 258521 (I haven’t been there for a couple of years to check), but >> these are indexes for TG’s original hard copy, not an index of where >> to find them in the microfilms. Again, Carole and I found crucial >> information on the Fermanagh Moffatts in this collection. >> >> Perhaps others have useful tips on accessing these two collections? >Or >> others like them? If someone wanted a project, it would be fabulous >to >> have a proper index for the Tenison Groves microfilms…… There must >be >> so much more that I have yet to discover there. >> >> Finally, has anyone ever come across parish record transcripts for >> Strabane or Fivemiletown COI, other than going to PRONI? I would >> dearly love information from these. >> >> Best wishes >> >> Roger >> >> >> ================================= >> Send a Message to the List [email protected] >> List Archive >-https://list.cotyroneireland.com/empathy/list/cotyronelist.list.cotyroneireland.com >> Join the list by sending an email to >[email protected] >> To receive the Digest version, send an email to >[email protected] >> Unsubscribe by sending an email to >[email protected] >> ================================= > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >================================= >Send a Message to the List - [email protected] >List Archive - >https://list.cotyroneireland.com/empathy/list/cotyronelist.list.cotyroneireland.com >Join the list by sending an email to - >[email protected] >To receive the Digest version, send an email to - >[email protected] >Unsubscribe by sending an email to - >[email protected] >=================================
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