The St Lawrence County Church records were transcribed but Russell Sprague and I have copies of the original records. If anyone wants a copy of the original page we are both able to furnish a copy. ----- Original Message ----- From: <PNUTREG@cs.com> To: <NYSTLAWR-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, April 28, 2006 11:34 PM Subject: Re: [NYSTLAWR] Re: St. Lawrence County Church Records Website > Brenda > > If errors were made in the transcription of any original record it takes > away > from it being acceptable or used for documentation. One cannot make a > correction (error in spelling could be due to lack of education in many > era's). That > original document has to remain as it was orignally written whether you > like > it or not. Once a transcription or original document has been rewritten or > transcribed differnetly it is Nil and Void as far as using it in a lineage > organization (also transcription cannot be used period), only proven > genealogical > information of proven value can be used as a record. So that is your all > that > you can use for your document whether you like it or not. > > To clarify for your information if the person who transcripted it for the > website changed it to their interprutation of what the spelling or any > thing else > should be that means it is no longer is considered as a document and > cannot > be used for any lineage organization and does not make your genealogical > record > authenic. > > Many of our well intented transcribers have decided it was their duty to > make > corrections or changes in genelogicial tanscriptions that they write up. > However it is not the correct way to do it. kWho has the authority to > determine > the difference in commision to do whatever. > > Good Luck > Pat R