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2017-06-25 Thread Dennis Wright
On the PRONI website it states "PRONI continues to offer a limited search service, where a fee is payable per search conducted." In 2014 I contacted PRONI and was set up with a researcher named Ryan Bowman. He searched Cookstown rec

Re: [CoTyroneIreland] Follow up to 'How do I access these records, please?'

2017-06-25 Thread Jennifer McGillan
Chiming in to say as a North American researcher (American, specifically) that whatever y'all had to charge for these kinds of searches is still probably less than what it would cost to fly over and stay in Belfast for a week and do it myself, especially when the exchange rate is in our favor, as i

Re: [CoTyroneIreland] Follow up to 'How do I access these records, please?'

2017-06-25 Thread Boyd Gray
Hi Peggy, Somewhat against my better judgement I have been tempted to become drawn into this thorny little issue of why it is not easy to access PRONI records, as it is a topic which has come up before and, perhaps with the addition of the word PRONI to the title, this thread will be seen by those

Re: [CoTyroneIreland] Mailing List Status & Clarification

2017-06-25 Thread Lindsay Graham
I have no knowledge of, nor do I wish to buy into, the problems between the 2 County Tyrone lists. I subscribe to, and support, both and will continue to do so. But I do not believe that your second para below is true, Jim. I continue to receive CoTyIre emails and the Rootsweb archives indic

Re: [CoTyroneIreland] Follow up to 'How do I access these records, please?'

2017-06-25 Thread Len Swindley
Many thanks Elwyn. Regards, Len Sent from Mail for Windows 10 From: Elwyn Soutter Sent: Sunday, 25 June 2017 7:58 PM To: Len Swindley; MPGish inQB. Cc: CoTyro

Re: [CoTyroneIreland] Follow up to 'How do I access these records, please?'

2017-06-25 Thread Elwyn Soutter
Adding to what Len has said, PRONI holdsmicrofilm copies of Kildress Church of Ireland records. The originals are heldby the Rector of the parish, in Kildress. They are open to inspection there butthere is normally a fee. Last time I checked the standard Church of Ireland feewas £12 (sterling) a

[CoTyroneIreland] Mailing List Status & Clarification

2017-06-25 Thread Jim McKane
This Mailing List - cotyronelist@cotyroneireland.com - was begun by the CoTyroneIreland.com webmaster to overcome the constant problems with Rootsweb being offline and many messages not arriving both to and from the list. This Mailing List is now the ONLY Official CoTyroneIreland.com Mailing List

Re: [CoTyroneIreland] Follow up to 'How do I access these records, please?'

2017-06-25 Thread Len Swindley
Hello again Peggy; You are correct; the Kildress parish records (Church of Ireland), Co. Tyrone, were sent to PRONI, Belfast, for microfilming (this is the same for churches of almost all denominations and their congregations throughout Ulster); this is preferable for local clergy and parish se