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The FamilySearch Catalog is more up-to-date and gives a much fuller description of each film, including missing dates and all other items on the films such as banns, burials, vaccinations for smallpox, arrivals and departures from parish, clerical surveys, etc. as appropriate for your country. | The FamilySearch Catalog is more up-to-date and gives a much fuller description of each film, including missing dates and all other items on the films such as banns, burials, vaccinations for smallpox, arrivals and departures from parish, clerical surveys, etc. as appropriate for your country. | ||
=== | === FamilySearch Catalog Online === | ||
So far, there is no way to assess whether items on the Internet version of the | So far, there is no way to assess whether items on the Internet version of the FamilySearch Catalog have been extracted, but this may be added later. However, there is another [http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~hughwallis/ website] that serves this purpose: There may be restrictions on reading registers containing material that falls within the privacy period for that jurisdiction. For example, say you wish to see christenings 1855-1880 and the christening register covers 1852-1924. There is a 100-year privacy rule so you are not allowed to view the whole book. There are at least three ways to overcome this: | ||
1. If you are at the archives holding the material, (or can get a search done for you there), explain your request and ask to view the register with the later pages sealed with an elastic band into which area you promise not to peek! <br> | 1. If you are at the archives holding the material, (or can get a search done for you there), explain your request and ask to view the register with the later pages sealed with an elastic band into which area you promise not to peek! <br> | ||
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3. Obtain special permission in writing from the present incumbent of the parish and present it to the archivist. Do this before your visit so that you know it will be acceptable to the duty staff when you arrive. For more information regarding church registers refer to the appropriate course the National Institute offers about the country of interest. | 3. Obtain special permission in writing from the present incumbent of the parish and present it to the archivist. Do this before your visit so that you know it will be acceptable to the duty staff when you arrive. For more information regarding church registers refer to the appropriate course the National Institute offers about the country of interest. | ||
'''How to Focus Your Research Using the Parish and Vital Records Listing and the | '''How to Focus Your Research Using the Parish and Vital Records Listing and the FamilySearch Catalog''' | ||
[[Image:How to Focus Your Research.jpg|center|How to Focus Your Research.jpg]] | [[Image:How to Focus Your Research.jpg|center|How to Focus Your Research.jpg]] | ||
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The list only ends when your imagination is exhausted! | The list only ends when your imagination is exhausted! | ||
It is wise to use broad indexes such as | It is wise to use broad indexes such as FamilySearch Catalog, and the Periodical Source Index (PERSI) and to remember that a certain amount of luck during general library browsing always helps. <br> | ||
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