Hi Everyone - Rowena asked > Date: Thu, 5 Aug 2010 18:50:21 +1000 > From: "Rowena Gough" <rfgough@optusnet.com.au> > Subject: Re: [CORNISH-GEN] Parish Registers now online at FamilySearch > - St. Austell area > To: <cornish-gen@rootsweb.com> > > I have a question with this. Have just done a few look-ups, and I agree it's > wonderful to see some information that has been hard to find thus far, the > odd parish which doesn't have information on the OPC site, etc. > > Where there is a miss-spelling (found an obvious one) can there be a request > to have it checked or changed, and where would one make that request? For > instance the surname "Vining" is spelt "Vininy", for a St Ives Shugg and > Vining marriage. > > I also noticed a marriage which only had a year date, which I'm sure I've > seen a full date for. > > Rowena I suspect our problems are originating from the fact that there are 2 sections of the Pilot; one section has the original images (which are limited in some cases) under "Search our Collection" on the main page, AND an "individual search" function on the top of the main page. If someone uses the individual search on top, there are transcribed records returned. Some of these are in error, as Rowena noted. (Actually, lots of them are - one lady found that over 100 records from Kent showed the wrong town, because 2 different places were on one film!!!) The good news is that LDS DEFINITELY IS accepting "error reports" for these - and they've promised to act on them. I was contacted by a lady today who told me about other errors that are being corrected, so the process is working. Just don't expect quick answers!! <VBG> If you look at the very top line of the main page, there are choices listed. Choose the one about "Reply to us" or "Feedback - Errors" from the drop-down menu, and keep your message to 1 to 2 sentences, and very clear. I've spoken to a gentleman who's working on this, and he said they didn't tend to spend much time on "wordy", hard to understand complaints. 'Course, they're very, very busy just now!! But he's elated, and so is his team, over getting it online, and they do want it to be correct. They need to know where the correct information originated - so please be sure to mention your source. Of course, as others have said, the original images in the collection can't be changed, but they're wonderful because they do show researchers what was recorded, and sometimes carry original signatures, etc. They also contain original "mistakes" as well!! (as we all groan over vicars who couldn't spell, etc.) As for a marriage with only a year, perhaps the original was torn, and your record came from a Bishop's Transcript? There could be several different explanations. Hope everyone enjoys the new resource!! Julia Julia Mosman, OPC for St.Austell,Charlestown, and Treverbyn Website at http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~staustell W. Briton newspaper transcripts at http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~wbritonad Please visit the OPC website at http://cornwall-opc.org

Hi Everyone - I'm red-faced. Yes we can report problems - and they want us to do so - but they're NOT fixing "individual" records, according to their "feedback" form. They will, however, fix the biggies - the lady who reported the incorrect town did get a reply saying they [LDS] were checking her report. The gentleman I spoke to thought they were taking individual reports, or so he said last evening. Guess he was wrong, or I heard what I wanted to hear. Hopefully, they will add that function at a later date, but who knows. They're probably busy getting images online just now - and that's going to take years, considering it's the entire world!!! All my best, Julia (who is now going to retire to her humble hole, and cease sending incorrect info!!) Julia Mosman, OPC for St.Austell,Charlestown, and Treverbyn Website at http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~staustell W. Briton newspaper transcripts at http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~wbritonad Please visit the OPC website at http://cornwall-opc.org From: jwmos99@msn.com To: cornish-gen@rootsweb.com; cornish@rootsweb.com Subject: RE: Parish Registers now online at FamilySearch - how to report errors Date: Thu, 5 Aug 2010 21:08:39 -0500 Hi Everyone - Rowena asked > Date: Thu, 5 Aug 2010 18:50:21 +1000 > From: "Rowena Gough" <rfgough@optusnet.com.au> > Subject: Re: [CORNISH-GEN] Parish Registers now online at FamilySearch > - St. Austell area > To: <cornish-gen@rootsweb.com> > > I have a question with this. Have just done a few look-ups, and I agree it's > wonderful to see some information that has been hard to find thus far, the > odd parish which doesn't have information on the OPC site, etc. > > Where there is a miss-spelling (found an obvious one) can there be a request > to have it checked or changed, and where would one make that request? For > instance the surname "Vining" is spelt "Vininy", for a St Ives Shugg and > Vining marriage. > > I also noticed a marriage which only had a year date, which I'm sure I've > seen a full date for. > > Rowena I suspect our problems are originating from the fact that there are 2 sections of the Pilot; one section has the original images (which are limited in some cases) under "Search our Collection" on the main page, AND an "individual search" function on the top of the main page. If someone uses the individual search on top, there are transcribed records returned. Some of these are in error, as Rowena noted. (Actually, lots of them are - one lady found that over 100 records from Kent showed the wrong town, because 2 different places were on one film!!!) The good news is that LDS DEFINITELY IS accepting "error reports" for these - and they've promised to act on them. I was contacted by a lady today who told me about other errors that are being corrected, so the process is working. Just don't expect quick answers!!

Many thanks for your fullsome answer. Great to know I can submit an error report if I trip over something. Also fabulous to know where to look for the original images (yahoo, looking forward to this). An invaluable resource. Rowena -----Original Message----- From: cornish-gen-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:cornish-gen-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of jwmos99@msn.com Sent: Friday, 6 August 2010 12:09 PM To: cornish-gen@rootsweb.com; cornish@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [CORNISH-GEN] Parish Registers now online at FamilySearch - how to report errors Hi Everyone - Rowena asked > Date: Thu, 5 Aug 2010 18:50:21 +1000 > From: "Rowena Gough" <rfgough@optusnet.com.au> > Subject: Re: [CORNISH-GEN] Parish Registers now online at FamilySearch > - St. Austell area > To: <cornish-gen@rootsweb.com> > > I have a question with this. Have just done a few look-ups, and I agree it's > wonderful to see some information that has been hard to find thus far, the > odd parish which doesn't have information on the OPC site, etc. > > Where there is a miss-spelling (found an obvious one) can there be a request > to have it checked or changed, and where would one make that request? For > instance the surname "Vining" is spelt "Vininy", for a St Ives Shugg and > Vining marriage. > > I also noticed a marriage which only had a year date, which I'm sure I've > seen a full date for. > > Rowena I suspect our problems are originating from the fact that there are 2 sections of the Pilot; one section has the original images (which are limited in some cases) under "Search our Collection" on the main page, AND an "individual search" function on the top of the main page. If someone uses the individual search on top, there are transcribed records returned. Some of these are in error, as Rowena noted. (Actually, lots of them are - one lady found that over 100 records from Kent showed the wrong town, because 2 different places were on one film!!!) The good news is that LDS DEFINITELY IS accepting "error reports" for these - and they've promised to act on them. I was contacted by a lady today who told me about other errors that are being corrected, so the process is working. Just don't expect quick answers!! <VBG> If you look at the very top line of the main page, there are choices listed. Choose the one about "Reply to us" or "Feedback - Errors" from the drop-down menu, and keep your message to 1 to 2 sentences, and very clear. I've spoken to a gentleman who's working on this, and he said they didn't tend to spend much time on "wordy", hard to understand complaints. 'Course, they're very, very busy just now!! But he's elated, and so is his team, over getting it online, and they do want it to be correct. They need to know where the correct information originated - so please be sure to mention your source. Of course, as others have said, the original images in the collection can't be changed, but they're wonderful because they do show researchers what was recorded, and sometimes carry original signatures, etc. They also contain original "mistakes" as well!! (as we all groan over vicars who couldn't spell, etc.) As for a marriage with only a year, perhaps the original was torn, and your record came from a Bishop's Transcript? There could be several different explanations. Hope everyone enjoys the new resource!! Julia Julia Mosman, OPC for St.Austell,Charlestown, and Treverbyn Website at http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~staustell W. Briton newspaper transcripts at http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~wbritonad Please visit the OPC website at http://cornwall-opc.org ------------------------------- Listmom: ybowers@gmail.com or CORNISH-GEN-admin@rootsweb.com Visit the OPC (Online Parish Clerk) web page for transcription information http://www.cornwall-opc.org/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to CORNISH-GEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message