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From: "Dale=Brown family" <>
Subject: Re: Fw: Call No. Confusion
Date: Sat, 1 Apr 2000 17:14:07 -0500

Hi Kaye,
Thanks for responding. You are the only person on two lists to respond
to that query except Brynn Skilleter's attachment, which I deleted without
opening. Your advice was very helpful, as I avoided ordering two "sealings"
films in favor of OPR films. I will ask at my local FHC about refernce
No's, though I don't expect much as the volunteer there seems uncertain
about most of this. I certainly appreciate the value of primary source
verification, since I am a land surveyor in Vermont, USA and could easily
wind up in court if I made any incorrect assumptions in my land record
searches. I have a great deal of verifying to do, as I inherited a
substantial body of unverified (though seemingly meticulous and exhaustive)
research from a now dead relative. Fortunately, I will be visiting UK this
summer and will have an opportunity to do just that. By the way, thanks as
a list member with little to offer for the many informative offerings you
have proffered to us all. There are a good many of us skulkers out here
building a framework of researching skills based on your and others' advice
and comments.
Verbosely yours,
Russell Brown
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From: Kaye Cole <>
To: Dale=Brown family <>
Date: Thursday, March 30, 2000 3:29 AM
Subject: Re: Fw: Call No. Confusion


>Hello Russell,
>
>I don't know a lot more than you but until a real expert comes along I'll
try to help. Basically info in the IGI comes from 3 sources: (1) extractions
from Parish registers/Bishops' Transcripts [PR/BT] (2) selected LDS Church
records (3) LDS church member-submitted information. To my
>knowledge info under (2) and (3) is not verified before inclusion in the
IGI.
>Therefore when you find an IGI reference you MUST always verify its source
(hoping for a PR/BT) and consult the original before accepting its validity.
>
>Batch nos. represent the original source of the info., Source call nos. are
usually the PR or BT films on which the info is based, but may represent
submitter or other church films. Always click on the link under the film no.
to find out the source, then go to film notes for full
>details. You should always order in PR or BT films to see what extra info
they may contain (addresses, occupations, wittnesses etc.) which may
determine whether this is or is not your ancestor. Usually church submitter
films don't contain anything extra,and their validity is not certain.
>Printouts are the alphabetical surname listings for the parish, on which
the IGI is based, are often on fiche, and are a useful and cheap ($3 ?)
introduction to the sometimes hard to read original PR films.
>
>I havn't yet found out what the reference no is, but for your purposes,
ignore batch nos. click on film nos. and identify what type of source it
is, hoping for PR/BT films, then order. When you're at an LDS Centre ask for
their catalogue of fiche held on site, then pick a parish and
>very likely what you'll get is a printout - an alpha listing of births or
marriages in that parish.
>
>Probably the most important thing to know is that the IGI is an Index, NOT
a primary source, and you should ALWAYS check the source of its info. before
deciding how valid it is. Certainly you shouldn't accept that someone is
your ancestor just on the basis of their inclusion in the IGI,
>but examine the IGI source and look for at least one other verifying
primary source
>
>If/when either of us finds out what the reference no is, let us communicate
!
>
>Regards, Kaye Cole in Melbourne
>
>
>
>Dale=Brown family wrote:
>
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