John and all those o0thers who replied. Appreciate your guidance, thanks very much. Rob Halesowen -----Original Message----- From: eng-black-country-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:eng-black-country-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of John Bland Sent: 16 November 2011 22:00 To: mjflists@yahoo.co.uk; eng-black-country@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [Black Country] Point me in the right direction Indeed Family History Societies are the best resource as Registers are transcribed by volunteers who either live in or know the area. This minimises the risk of inaccuracies, but it does not rule it out entirely. However, you should always check the original record if possible. Increasingly County archives are digitising records so it is a case of keep an eye on developments. There are however more Societies than shown on the Genealogist! The primary source in tracking down a Family History Society must be the Federation of Family History Societies http://www.ffhs.org.uk/members2/contacting.php An alternative to ancestry is Find My Past http://www.findmypast.co.uk/home.jsp as they are now host transcriptions of FFHS member Societies that were previously on Family History Online. See http://www.findmypast.co.uk/search/parish-records/baptisms for details of what is available and the contributing Society. John R G Bland Spalding Member of the Lincolnshire Family History Society www.lincolnshirefhs.org.uk/ Reg. Charity No 1000724 > -----Original Message----- > From: eng-black-country-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:eng-black-country- bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Mike in > Droitwich > Sent: 16 November 2011 12:43 > To: eng-black-country@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [Black Country] Point me in the right direction > > > Hi Rob > > The best people for PR transcription are that area Family History > Society or the Local History Society for the parish concerned. Also > try FreeREG. > > Are the parishes you are interested in listed in > http://www.thegenealogist.co.uk/nameindex/ai_content.php?type=diamond& > show > _cat=9#coverage_table > and if so do they cover the time period you are interested in. > > Mike Fisher in Droitwich > my family tree http://mjfisher.tribalpages.com > > Rob Griffin wrote: > > Linda > > > > I have recently subscribed to Ancestry and a little disappointed > > that > their > > Parish Records are not as extensive as I would like. Are the records > > in > The > > Genealogist a vast improvement or just slightly better? > > > > Rob > > Halesowen > ------------------------------------- > The only List that specifically covers the whole of the Black Country. > Run by Black Country folk who were born and still live in the area. > ****************************** > ATTENTION TO ALL:- When replying please remove the details that do not > apply to your mail and change the SUBJECT LINE for best useage of > ARCHIVED MATERIALS. > ------------------------------- > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ENG-BLACK-COUNTRY- request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------------- The only List that specifically covers the whole of the Black Country. Run by Black Country folk who were born and still live in the area. ****************************** ATTENTION TO ALL:- When replying please remove the details that do not apply to your mail and change the SUBJECT LINE for best useage of ARCHIVED MATERIALS. ------------------------------- ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ENG-BLACK-COUNTRY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message