I hope I do not regret posting this .. Do the RO charge for photocopies? I have been to RO'S in the North of England and for each photo copy they charge 40-50p If given the opportunity (ok if I had thought of it) of using a digital camera I would gladly have paid £2 to take as many pis's as I wished. At the end of the day I guess the RO need to have some income. perhaps we could play spies and get a rellie (preferably a live one) to keep a look out while we snap away. ;-) Nos da, Kevin, Co Cork, Ireland. >From: "William Kollar" <wkollar@nycap.rr.com> >Reply-To: monmouthshire@rootsweb.com >To: <monmouthshire@rootsweb.com> >Subject: Re: [MON] Message on behalf of all Monmouthshire >FamilyHistoryresearchers >Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2007 16:35:33 -0400 > >Living on the other side of the pond I really don't want or need to jump in >on this but for some reason I can't seem keep my self from doing so. > >As I see it the big difference between using a camera and using a photocopy >machine is; the Records Office provides the machine and all of the supplies >necessary to produce a copy, where as the individual owns the camera and is >solely responsible for it and it's needs, mainly batteries and of course >film if it is an old one. I would think that the fee paid to the Records >Office is mainly for the use of their copy machine and associated supplies >and not for the records themselves and that that fee is absolutely >justified. But on the other hand to be paid for someone using their own >equipment just doesn't seem to be proper at all. > >One doesn't pay the bus company their fee because you drove the same route >in your own automobile! > >Just my 2 Cents. > >________________________________ > >Ever Wonder ? > >__bill kollar > >Upstate New York, USA > > >Chasing: > >RIACH, PATERSON, ANDERSON, DAVIDSON > Ballater, Aberdeenshire, Scotland > >DOWDEN, PHILLIPS, ROGERS > Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales > >KOLLAR, SEFCOVIC, HESEK, PALCOVIC > Kuty, Slovakia > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Graham Sheppard" <graham@grahamsheppard.org.uk> >To: <monmouthshire@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Wednesday, April 25, 2007 3:42 PM >Subject: Re: [MON] Message on behalf of all Monmouthshire Family >Historyresearchers > > >| Playing 'devil's advocate': digitally photographing a page is NOT the >| same as using a pencil - it is the same as having a photocopy made. I >| believe the RO does charge for photocopying, so any charge for digital >| photography should be the same as their income for photocopying. It >| would take a long time to hand copy a detailed page! >| Regards >| Graham >| >| -----Original Message----- >| From: monmouthshire-bounces@rootsweb.com >| [mailto:monmouthshire-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Jean Smith >| Sent: 25 April 2007 15:37 >| To: monmouthshire@rootsweb.com >| Subject: [MON] Message on behalf of all Monmouthshire Family History >| researchers >| > > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >MONMOUTHSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >quotes in the subject and the body of the message _________________________________________________________________ Message offline contacts without any fire risk! http://www.communicationevolved.com/en-ie/

I am going to close this topic now, it might be about research facilities but it is not about genealogy. I am not asking for discussion about this message, sorry to seem a little terse here but I am trying prevent a heated discussion about a subject when all the facts of the case are not known by everyone. Please respect my actions or contact me off list. Ann Macey Your troubled List Admin