>Date: Fri, 19 Aug 2011 22:07:45 +0200 >From: "Ewald K." <[email protected]> >Subject: Re: [A-L] Greetings /Questions concerningKirrberg/Diedendorf/Rauwiller parishes >Hi Sharon, >The DVD "Das krumme Elsa?" with the compilations of records made by Gerhard HEIN for villages located in Bas-Rhin (Alsace), in the area called "Das krumme Elsass": Hi Ewald, With your knowledge of this DVD: does it show the original format of Dr. Hein¹s books, ie., does it have scans of the originals? Or have they transcribed [adding the possibility of additional transcription error] the book, creating a completely new version of the original? Typing that question leads me to mention to listers, that the original Hein books ARE transcriptions, with the information most likely transcribed at least twice. Researchers must bear possible transcription error in mind when using the books/DVD. Thanks, Cari Thomas

Re: Das krumme Elsass DVD question and cautionHi Carolyn, I have the two CDs "Das krumme Elsaß", but no the DVD. The CDs contain scans of the originals (a complete set of Gerhard HEIN's booklets are available at the Archives Départementales in Strasbourg). To read the CDs it is necessary to use a reader of PDF documents, like Adobe Reader. The greatest reason to find errors in the booklets/CD/DVD is due to Gerhard HEIN himself who has made certainly errors of reading the original records. I have found such errors in Gerhard HEIN's transcriptions. As an amateur genealogist don't forget: l'erreur est humaine = to err is human = errare humanum est! Ewald From: Carolyn J Thomas Sent: Saturday, August 20, 2011 7:22 PM To: [email protected] ; ALSACE-LORRAINE-D mailing list Subject: Re: Das krumme Elsass DVD question and caution >Date: Fri, 19 Aug 2011 22:07:45 +0200 >From: "Ewald K." <[email protected]> >Subject: Re: [A-L] Greetings /Questions concerningKirrberg/Diedendorf/Rauwiller parishes >Hi Sharon, >The DVD "Das krumme Elsa?" with the compilations of records made by Gerhard HEIN for villages located in Bas-Rhin (Alsace), in the area called "Das krumme Elsass": Hi Ewald, With your knowledge of this DVD: does it show the original format of Dr. Hein's books, ie., does it have scans of the originals? Or have they transcribed [adding the possibility of additional transcription error] the book, creating a completely new version of the original? Typing that question leads me to mention to listers, that the original Hein books ARE transcriptions, with the information most likely transcribed at least twice. Researchers must bear possible transcription error in mind when using the books/DVD. Thanks, Cari Thomas