Hi Lesley Thank you for this information but I have heard about this before and wondered about this before. How do I know that I am looking at the OLD microfiche set? Is there anything to distinguish this set from the NEW microfiche set? Thank you in anticipation of your reply. Regards Rhonda ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lesley Uebel" <ckennedy@bigpond.net.au> To: <aus-pt-jackson-convicts@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, March 09, 2009 6:56 PM Subject: Re: [PJ] Time capsule ....Fr Therry's papers and RCArchives > > Hi Karen > > You may already be aware of this but there are more records on the OLD > microfiche than on the new microfiche, the CDs available and the BDMs > available > on line. > > Regards > > Lesley Uebel > mailto:ckennedy@bigpond.net.au > CLAIM A CONVICT > http://users.bigpond.net.au/convicts/index.html > > > >

Hi Rhonda The old set of microfiche is a copy of old typed records. They are organised in different year groups..... say 1805 - 1810 (cannot remember the exact years and they differ over the years) and you have to check each set of fiche. They are the fiche I started using a few decades ago before the new set was available and although are more time consuming to use they do contain more records AND they were not transcribed by people living overseas whose English is not their first language. My library have moved these fiche to the Stack about 10 years ago and perhaps other libraries have also done the same so many people new to research are not aware of them. regards Lesley Uebel mailto:ckennedy@bigpond.net.au CLAIM A CONVICT http://users.bigpond.net.au/convicts/index.html -----Original Message----- From: aus-pt-jackson-convicts-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:aus-pt-jackson-convicts-bounces@rootsweb.com]On Behalf Of Rhonda Flowers Sent: Monday, March 09, 2009 7:28 PM To: aus-pt-jackson-convicts@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [PJ] Time capsule ....Fr Therry's papers and RCArchives Hi Lesley Thank you for this information but I have heard about this before and wondered about this before. How do I know that I am looking at the OLD microfiche set? Is there anything to distinguish this set from the NEW microfiche set? Thank you in anticipation of your reply. Regards Rhonda

Thank you Lesley I will check out the sets that are held by our local family history society and our local library. Thanks again Rhonda ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lesley Uebel" <ckennedy@bigpond.net.au> To: <aus-pt-jackson-convicts@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, March 09, 2009 7:40 PM Subject: Re: [PJ] Time capsule ....Fr Therry's papers and RCArchives > Hi Rhonda > > The old set of microfiche is a copy of old typed records. They are > organised in > different year groups..... say 1805 - 1810 (cannot remember the exact > years and > they differ over the years) and you have to check each set of fiche. > They are > the fiche I started using a few decades ago before the new set was > available and > although are more time consuming to use they do contain more records AND > they > were not transcribed by people living overseas whose English is not their > first > language. My library have moved these fiche to the Stack about 10 years > ago > and perhaps other libraries have also done the same so many people new to > research are not aware of them. > > regards > > > Lesley Uebel > mailto:ckennedy@bigpond.net.au > CLAIM A CONVICT > http://users.bigpond.net.au/convicts/index.html > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: aus-pt-jackson-convicts-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:aus-pt-jackson-convicts-bounces@rootsweb.com]On Behalf Of Rhonda > Flowers > Sent: Monday, March 09, 2009 7:28 PM > To: aus-pt-jackson-convicts@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [PJ] Time capsule ....Fr Therry's papers and RCArchives > > > Hi Lesley > > Thank you for this information but I have heard about this before and > wondered about this before. How do I know that I am looking at the OLD > microfiche set? Is there anything to distinguish this set from the NEW > microfiche set? > > Thank you in anticipation of your reply. > > Regards > Rhonda > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > AUS-PT-JACKSON-CONVICTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >