Hi all Went online with this LDS pilot site with no troubles from a Mac with OS X 10.4 and Firefox. Finding lots of "good stuff"! Will have to start ordering films from LDS. John M. Collins Sarnia, Ont. Canada E-mail addresses jcollins@xcelco.on.ca jmacollins@gmail.com On 26-Jan-09, at 3:01 AM, cotyroneireland-request@rootsweb.com wrote: > > > You are receiving this email because you subscribed to the > CoTyroneIreland-D mailing list. If you no longer wish to receive > these messages, please follow the instructions on http:// > lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/NIR/CoTyroneIreland.html > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Irish BMD Indexes Now Online (Claire K) > 2. Re: Irish BMD Indexes Now Online (Jim Crabtree) > 3. Wilson, McLaughlin (WBBaird@aol.com) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Sun, 25 Jan 2009 15:24:07 -0500 > From: Claire K <cagthe@gmail.com> > Subject: [CoTyIre] Irish BMD Indexes Now Online > To: CoTyrone CoTyrone <CoTyroneIreland@rootsweb.com> > Message-ID: <89DAD395-0D5E-44DB-AF2E-5A3493CCC220@comcast.net> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed > > The LDS pilot site now has the Irish civil registration indexes > transcribed (B 1864-1958, M 1845-1958, D 1864-1958). Through 1921, > the write up says, it's one all-Ireland index; from 1922, the indexes > are split for Republic of Ireland and NI, just as the published > national indexes are. For info and to search, see: > http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/#p=2;t=searchable;c=1408347 > (if that direct link doesn't work for you, go to http:// > pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch, click on Europe on the map, then > scroll down to Ireland and click on the database title -- it's the > only one listed under Ireland) > > Note that I just tried to search it using Firefox on my Mac, and my > keystrokes are not acknowledged. Maybe it's IE- or Windows- > centric? (I've had this problem before, and it's always been fixed > fairly quickly, so I'll just wait patiently for access...) Anyway, > this means I cannot vouch for how well the database works, just that > the data is listed as being online. Maybe someone who can access it > can report back on the availability of any post-1958 stuff, how well > the search engine works, etc.? > > Note also that the title of the database says the records are through > 1958, but the description says "to present" for both Republic and > NI. I suspect that either this is generic info about the printed > indexes (NOT about the transcription), or is written in expectation > that the transcribed indexes will be later expanded. I will be > mightily surprised if there really are post-1958 index entries in it > -- the description mentions that the LDS microfilm of the indexes > ends in 1958, so I suspect that is what was transcribed. Maybe > someone call test it out and report back to us? > > Remember, these are just the INDEXES, and only transcriptions of > them. You will still have to order copies of the entries as always. > Still, the potential time savings for making up a research wish list > are enticing... ;-) > > Enjoy! > > Claire K > CTI List Admin > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Sun, 25 Jan 2009 22:03:31 -0000 > From: "Jim Crabtree" <jimcrabtree1@sky.com> > Subject: Re: [CoTyIre] Irish BMD Indexes Now Online > To: "Claire K" <cagthe@gmail.com>, "CoTyrone CoTyrone" > <CoTyroneIreland@rootsweb.com> > Message-ID: <CF6EB63E35B54A7E89C4295F966F1244@jimcrabtreePC> > Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; > reply-type=original > > Hi Claire, > I have tried the site out (using a IE/Windows platform) and found > information that I didn't have before!!!!!!!!!!!! > I think this is going to be a very valuable resource for us all. > Do we know how long the "pilot site" is going to be available? > Unfortunately, I saw no dates post 1958. Indeed I did not see many > dates > post 1920, but there were lots of 1800s dates. > Regards > Jim. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Claire K" <cagthe@gmail.com> > To: "CoTyrone CoTyrone" <CoTyroneIreland@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, January 25, 2009 8:24 PM > Subject: [CoTyIre] Irish BMD Indexes Now Online > > >> The LDS pilot site now has the Irish civil registration indexes >> transcribed (B 1864-1958, M 1845-1958, D 1864-1958). Through 1921, >> the write up says, it's one all-Ireland index; from 1922, the indexes >> are split for Republic of Ireland and NI, just as the published >> national indexes are. For info and to search, see: >> http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/ >> #p=2;t=searchable;c=1408347 >> (if that direct link doesn't work for you, go to http:// >> pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch, click on Europe on the map, then >> scroll down to Ireland and click on the database title -- it's the >> only one listed under Ireland) >> >> Note that I just tried to search it using Firefox on my Mac, and my >> keystrokes are not acknowledged. Maybe it's IE- or Windows- >> centric? (I've had this problem before, and it's always been fixed >> fairly quickly, so I'll just wait patiently for access...) Anyway, >> this means I cannot vouch for how well the database works, just that >> the data is listed as being online. Maybe someone who can access it >> can report back on the availability of any post-1958 stuff, how well >> the search engine works, etc.? >> >> Note also that the title of the database says the records are through >> 1958, but the description says "to present" for both Republic and >> NI. I suspect that either this is generic info about the printed >> indexes (NOT about the transcription), or is written in expectation >> that the transcribed indexes will be later expanded. I will be >> mightily surprised if there really are post-1958 index entries in it >> -- the description mentions that the LDS microfilm of the indexes >> ends in 1958, so I suspect that is what was transcribed. Maybe >> someone call test it out and report back to us? >> >> Remember, these are just the INDEXES, and only transcriptions of >> them. You will still have to order copies of the entries as always. >> Still, the potential time savings for making up a research wish list >> are enticing... ;-) >> >> Enjoy! >> >> Claire K >> CTI List Admin >> >> >> >> ------------- >> Our community web-site: >> http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~cotyroneireland >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> COTYRONEIRELAND-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' >> without >> the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Sun, 25 Jan 2009 17:42:48 EST > From: WBBaird@aol.com > Subject: [CoTyIre] Wilson, McLaughlin > To: CoTyroneIreland-L@rootsweb.com > Message-ID: <d52.3ec9f356.36ae44e8@aol.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" > > Looking for information on my great and gg grandparents. My > grandparents > left Newtownstewart in 1911 for Battle Creek, Michigan. Here is > what I know > about their parents and grandparents. > > Alexander Wilson, born 3/25/81. Son of Henry Wilson and Margaret > Davis. (no > dates) > > Matilda McLaughin, born 2/4/84. Daughter of Eliza McNichol (b.1843) > and > David McLaughlin (b.1840) > > Eliza's parents were Andrew McNichol and Maraget Marrow (no dates) > > David's parents were Sally ? and Andrew McLaughlin (no dates) > > Thanks for any information. Bill Baird - Bloomington, Illinois > > (McNichol may have been McNickle) > **************From Wall Street to Main Street and everywhere in > between, stay > up-to-date with the latest news. 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