What's News
November, 2008
For those who may be struggling in their pre-1903
research, specifically regarding some of our ancestors who may have arrived
in the earliest waves, I came across a story of a little-known off-year US
federal census. I do not believe it has been filmed by the FHL, so you may
have to go to the US National Archives to access it.
Here is a recent article describing it.
October, 2008
Looking for a Village? "FuzzyG"
(or Fuzzy Gazetteer) searches for place names world-wide and can handle
variations in spelling, thereby making the searches more robust. "FuzzyG"
is a service of the Joint Research Centre of the European Commission.
September, 2008 FHL INDEXING OF PRESOV-REGION
RECORDS (Volunteers Needed)
The FHL (Family History Library) informs me that they have been busy
digitizing microfilms (converting microfilms into files that are
computer-readable) from the PRESOV region. In a few short weeks, they will
be make those files available for general researchers (like you and me) to
participate in the indexing of these records.
Indexing involves reading the image (from the convenience of your home or
office computer) via the internet, and transcribing the data - events,
names, dates into a typewritten form. Once that data is entered, the FHL
will use it to create search-able indexes for surnames, village names and
other critical elements.
This is very exciting since it brings us much closer to the goal of
having the microfilm images available to us via the internet. This "next
generation" project is happening much faster than I imagined and I am
delighted to see it's progress.
If you want to get a feel for what the indexing project is like, or to
sign up now, check out their
indexing web
site. You will see the many projects already underway, you can
also register now and download the necessary software
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