Knowing the sort of mistakes that can creep into copies, I think this is crazy. Surely they can find somewhere to keep them? Sara ----- Original Message ----- From: "Christine Stokes" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, November 12, 2002 8:10 PM Subject: [SUT] ORIGINALS FOR THE BIN! > The ABERDEEN & North East SCOTLAND FAMILY HISTORY JOURNAL Nov 2002, the > Chairmans report includes the following: > > "The GENERAL REGISTER OFFICE in EDINBURGH has an ongoing project to digitise > the SCOTTISH STATUTORY CERTIFICATES of BIRTH, MARRIAGE and DEATH. We are > hearing, from contacts at the registrars offices, that after the > digitisation has been completed the ORIGINAL CERTIFICATES held in the > REGIONS will be DESTROYED. Yes, I said DESTROYED. The copies of the > original certificates held in EDINBURGH will be RETAINED." > > Thought this might be of general interest to you all. Seems like maybe the > fight to keep the original certificates in Sutherland was a waste of time! > > Christine > Northamptonshire, England > www.highlandhearts.com > www.sutherlandheritage.com > > > --- > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.408 / Virus Database: 230 - Release Date: 24/10/2002 > > > ==== SCT-SUTHERLAND Mailing List ==== > To check out previous messages > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/SCT-SUTHERLAND-L/ > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >

Digital copies are exact copy of the original so no room for mistakes - they would be identical to the original, just in a different format. If they were to keep the originals, they would probably stash them away somewhere and restrict access - in the name of preservation BECAUSE they have digital copies - so the end result would be the same as if they destroyed them. Perhaps that's how "they" think!!?? ChristineR Vic Australia ----- Original Message ----- From: Sara Thomas <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, November 13, 2002 8:41 AM Subject: Re: [SUT] ORIGINALS FOR THE BIN! > Knowing the sort of mistakes that can creep into copies, I think this > is crazy. Surely they can find somewhere to keep them? > Sara > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Christine Stokes" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, November 12, 2002 8:10 PM > Subject: [SUT] ORIGINALS FOR THE BIN! > > > > The ABERDEEN & North East SCOTLAND FAMILY HISTORY JOURNAL Nov 2002, > the > > Chairmans report includes the following: > > > > "The GENERAL REGISTER OFFICE in EDINBURGH has an ongoing project to > digitise > > the SCOTTISH STATUTORY CERTIFICATES of BIRTH, MARRIAGE and DEATH. > We are > > hearing, from contacts at the registrars offices, that after the > > digitisation has been completed the ORIGINAL CERTIFICATES held in > the > > REGIONS will be DESTROYED. Yes, I said DESTROYED. The copies of the > > original certificates held in EDINBURGH will be RETAINED." > > > > Thought this might be of general interest to you all. Seems like > maybe the > > fight to keep the original certificates in Sutherland was a waste of > time! > > > > Christine > > Northamptonshire, England > > www.highlandhearts.com > > www.sutherlandheritage.com > > > > > > --- > > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > > Version: 6.0.408 / Virus Database: 230 - Release Date: 24/10/2002 > > > > > > ==== SCT-SUTHERLAND Mailing List ==== > > To check out previous messages > > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/SCT-SUTHERLAND-L/ > > > > ============================== > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy > records, go to: > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > > ==== SCT-SUTHERLAND Mailing List ==== > To check out previous messages > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/SCT-SUTHERLAND-L/ > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >