Here is a message from Daryl Lightfoot who has previously contributed information on searching Anglican archives. You would not have received it as he wasn't a subscriber when he sent it. Cheers Paul ----- Original Message ----- From: "daryl lightfoot" <[email protected]> To: "Hamilton" <[email protected]> Cc: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, July 11, 2001 10:24 PM Subject: {not a subscriber} Re: First Families > Greetings all who have previously used the Archives of the UCA and its > antecedents (Congregational, Methodist, and Presbyterian Churches in NSW) > and also the Archives of the Presbyterian Church in NSW - we want to let you > know of a new service commenced July 2001 which hopefully will streamline > searches but also add value to basic searches in either/both Archives. > "Quicksearch" is now available for a nominated individual, place, or event - > it features a search in up to 6 major indexes in either Archive (in some > cases in both), a report on the outcome, suggestions for further research > where appropriate, plus a certified copy of one (only) marriage or baptismal > certificate from the church registers (sometimes there is more information > there than in BDM copy) and/or a maximum of 5 pages of photocopied material > for a flat fee of $22 (GST included). > Indexes searched in "Quicksearch" include: Specific baptism/marriage > registers where full identifying information and denomination/ place (also > minister's name for marriages) is provided; Indexes to the various church > newspapers - "Congregationalist" 1875-1920; "Methodist" 1858-1975; > "Presbyterian" 1925-1932 plus limited earlier indexes; indexes to > photographs (individual/place/event); indexes to ministers, home > missionaries and lay preachers; biographical and subject file indexes. > Three specific requirements - adequate identifying information for nominated > individual/place/event; payment with request by cheque/postal order (NO > CREDIT CARDS); all requests in writing by SNAIL-MAIL to respective Archive, > viz. Uniting Church Records and Historical Society, Box 2395, North > Parramatta 1750 or Ferguson Memorial Library and Archives of Presbyterian > Church in NSW, Box 2196, Strawberry Hills, 2012; > We look forward to hearing from you and would like feedback re this new > extended service for family historians over coming months. Good researching! > Daryl Lightfoot, Archivist, Uniting Church in Australia (NSW Synod) and Sue > Pacey, Archivist, Ferguson Memorial Library and Archives of Presbyterian > Church in NSW. > -----Original Message----- > From: Hamilton <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] <[email protected]> > Date: Monday, 9 July 2001 4:05 > Subject: First Families > > > >Hi > > > >Just in case there are others, like me,. who have become frustrated with > >trying to search in the First Families 2001 site that I contacted them and > >have been told that the search facility is working only through Internet > >Explorer and not through Netscape Navigator at the moment. > > > >Elaine > > > > > >==== AUS-NSW-NORCO Mailing List ==== > >Search the archived emails of the Norco and other lists. Go to the second > group of search boxes at > >http://resources.rootsweb.com/world/Australia/NewSouthWales/ > > > >