Thank you. That is good info. RCPeterson
Sent from my iPhone > On Jan 18, 2022, at 5:26 AM, ECardwell via CoTyroneList > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > 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, 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, 1708-1929 >>> These 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] >> >> > ================================= > 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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