Copies of microfiche from County Records Office

[Myfi!]

I think it is an excellent idea.....

Don't seem to be drumming up a lot of support here!

Oh well........    

maybe needs to be moved to one of the more popular boards

[PaulineJ]

Support would be anyone actually doing it!
There's already a  resource board for each county, why not put them there. It's been done before, both by myself  http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,239816.0.html and I've certainly seen others who have done similar.


Pauline

[mariac]

I also think its a great idea
and agree with Myfi that it probably need to be  moved to to an area which is read by more people.
This isnt an area I usually visit.
Regards
Mariac

[charlotteCH]

Great idea- more resources and sharing the better for all.
charlotte

[sillgen]

Hi
Are you sure you are not contravening copyright here?   If they are only 50p I would rather the money went to the Society who took the trouble to produce them for us in the first place.    Though I suppose not everyone has a fiche reader - but they can take them to their local library.
Just my own feelings - don't let me stop the rest of you!
Andrea

[Roobarb]

Thanks for the support folks! I agree that they should go on the resource board for the county, what I had in mind was a dedicated subsection on that board.
Not sure about copyright, I scan mine and often send them to rellies I have found, so it would be the same thing. I didn't mean the fiche, it's a printout from the fiche. Some of my ancestors came from Devon and I can't get to the records office there as it's such a long way. I would be delighted if some of my lot turned up! The 50p goes to the Records Office as they produced them, not the FHS.

[toni*]

do you need a reader to read them?

[Roobarb]

No Toni. Sorry, I haven't expressed muself very well, I should have said that I have printouts which were taken from microfiche records. I scan them and save as a jpeg so I can send to any of my rellies. They're actually just like the parish records you get on the new LDS site. No doubt they'll all appear there eventually but if other folks are anything like me, they won't be patient enough to wait!
                             

I think I will go ahead and 'advertise' them on the appropriate county board and see if I have found anyone's long lost ancestors. I just think it's a shame for things to go to waste because of people not being able to visit the appropriate records office.

[toni*]

printouts much more useful to me!  as i dont have a reader