G'day Dave, I don't have any research in Cheshire, and you don't give a link for "The Cheshire Project", so I can't comment on the differences between the information on The Cheshire Project and what's on the LDS Pilot site. However, the first thing you should do is read the descriptions of the databases and compare them. Are they using data from the same source? The LDS Pilot site will give you a microfilm number which in turn will give you a description of from where they're getting the information. (And you can order these microfilms into your local LDS Library at a nominal fee to cover postage and packing to read for yourself). Currently, all the new filming by the LDS is being done digitally with a view to put it on their site. Their indexing technique is for each record to be extracted and typed up TWICE by different people. These two transcriptions are then electronically compared and any discrepancies adjudicated by a third independent person. I should add that they're asking for volunteers to help them with their indexing. You can do this from the comfort of your own home as you download software which provides you with a split screen. A digital photograph is shown in the top half of your screen and you type the relevant data into a form in the bottom half of the screen. Hope this helps David Armstrong Maylands, Western Australia ----- Original Message ----- From: dave To: eng-liverpool@rootsweb.com Sent: Sunday, December 27, 2009 2:35 AM Subject: [ENG-LIV] Update for Cheshire on LDS Record Search Pilot Site David, I'm finding that dates found on the Pilot site do not match records found on the "Cheshire Project" So now its a matter of who did the correct transcriptions ? Puzzling Dave D. Canada > G'day everyone, > > The LDS have updated their "record search pilot" site < > http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#start > with more > records for Cheshire. This site contains Non-conformist records as well. > > Merry Saturnalia everyone > > David Armstrong > Maylands, > Western Australia > ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ > > Admin Message - List guidelines: > http://freespace.virgin.net/genealogical.collections/AdminMessage.htm > > The list admin can be contacted at > Eng-Liverpool-admin@rootsweb.com > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ENG-LIVERPOOL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Admin Message - List guidelines: http://freespace.virgin.net/genealogical.collections/AdminMessage.htm The list admin can be contacted at Eng-Liverpool-admin@rootsweb.com ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ENG-LIVERPOOL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message