From roots-in@roots-l.rootsweb.com Sun Feb 13 21:06:26 2005 Received: from mail.rootsweb.com (mail.rootsweb.com [192.168.16.34]) by lists5.rootsweb.com (8.12.8/8.12.8) with ESMTP id j1E46QvT023428; Sun, 13 Feb 2005 21:06:26 -0700 Received: from roots-l.rootsweb.com (roots-l.rootsweb.com [66.43.16.22]) by mail.rootsweb.com (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id j1E46PnU020146 for ; Sun, 13 Feb 2005 21:06:25 -0700 Received: from roots-l.rootsweb.com (roots-l [127.0.0.1]) by roots-l.rootsweb.com (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id j1DKoJtW023065 for ; Sun, 13 Feb 2005 15:50:19 -0500 Received: (from roots-in@localhost) by roots-l.rootsweb.com (8.12.10/8.12.8/Submit) id j1DKoJNm023064 for roots-approved@rootsweb.com; Sun, 13 Feb 2005 15:50:19 -0500 Received: from lists5.rootsweb.com (lists5.rootsweb.com [66.43.18.41]) by roots-l.rootsweb.com (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id j1DKkRtW023003 for ; Sun, 13 Feb 2005 15:46:27 -0500 Received: (from slist@localhost) by lists5.rootsweb.com (8.12.8/8.12.8) id j1DM3XNc018633 for roots-in@roots-l.rootsweb.com; Sun, 13 Feb 2005 15:03:33 -0700 X-Envelope-From: specreatmusicepp@verizon.net Sun Feb 13 15:03:32 2005 Received: from mail.rootsweb.com (mail.rootsweb.com [192.168.16.34]) by lists5.rootsweb.com (8.12.8/8.12.8) with ESMTP id j1DM3WvT018620 for ; Sun, 13 Feb 2005 15:03:32 -0700 Received: from out009.verizon.net (out009pub.verizon.net [206.46.170.131]) by mail.rootsweb.com (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id j1DN0cvm000917 for ; Sun, 13 Feb 2005 16:00:48 -0700 Received: from Susan ([4.62.74.148]) by out009.verizon.net (InterMail vM.5.01.06.06 201-253-122-130-106-20030910) with ESMTP id <20050213191505.KDBG4172.out009.verizon.net@Susan> for ; Sun, 13 Feb 2005 13:15:05 -0600 Message-ID: <001801c51200$4d9a8780$6401a8c0@dslverizon.net> From: "Susan E" To: Date: Sun, 13 Feb 2005 14:14:50 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1437 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1441 X-Authentication-Info: Submitted using SMTP AUTH at out009.verizon.net from [4.62.74.148] at Sun, 13 Feb 2005 13:15:04 -0600 X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.38 Subject: [ROOTS-L] IGI Records- Two Types Sender: roots-in@roots-l.rootsweb.com Hi Listers, This originally was sent to an individual lister on another mailing list, but thought that is might be helpful to other researchers. As I have received so much help over the years, I thought that I would share it. SE I think it would be good to mention that there are two kinds of records in the IGI databases: I- Information submitted by People, who can and do make mistakes, and may have just copied what someone else told them, not researching the originals. But don't forget that CLUES may be in that mis-information. I have sometimes found 'my OWN, verified ancestor', by checking out all the Others of that Name in that Area. 2- Microfilmed extractions from the Original Parish Records. These records may still have a bit of information that is incorrect, such as a spelling error, an omission by the scribe/clerk, etc. These records will have a 'C'in front of the digits that identify the microfilm, if it is a Christening/Baptism record. If it is a marriage record, there will be an 'M' in front of the numbers. {Ex: C056723, M178490} [Keep in mind that 'BANNS' were read for three weeks in the specific parishes before the marriage took place, if you come across, more than one date and place] In you know the specific area that your people were in, parish name/location, you can go to www.familysearch.org and on the home page go to the Library Catalogue and click to open it. Then enter the Surname or the location and you will come to the list that tells of the films available. These can be ordered into your local LDS-Family History Center for a nominal fee, for you to search through. Another way to check to see what areas have been filmed, is to go to the homepage of www.rootsweb.com and on the upper right hand column in the second line are the "freepages". Click to open up and when the alphabet appears click on 'H'. This is a very large page as it contains All of the Homepages at rootsweb. Scroll nearly to the bottom, about 1/4" from the bottom of the page. You will see the 'Hugh Wallis IGI site'. Click on it and it will bring up the country page. He has Indexed the IGI records for the British Isles, USA, and Canada and plans to do European records. This means that you can click on the country, then shire or county and view which areas and years have been covered by microfilming. The shires/counties are listed in alphabetical order. There are also some films that have more than one area on them and they are in the 'mixed films' towards the end of the listings. When you click on a microfilm listing, that is, C057423, a search page appears, where you can enter a surname or not, If the C057423 number appears in the lower right hand corner box, you can search the ENTIRE PARISH RECORD by leaving the upper-right hand search-box blank. If a number does not appear, then you must enter a Surname. I then go through the records, and select the names I am interested in and print those selections. I then go back thru these selections, opening them up, and write down the parents names, and or spouse and their parents if given. I then have an idea of who belonged to whom, or if there was more than one family of that name. (If your surname turns out to be several pages from the beginning, you can enter a page number up in corner under the suname box to begin on that page) To finish each search you need to click on the box indicated to take you back to the county/shire page. I have used this a great deal to find the 'rest of the family', or to discover the parents or the siblings of my direct ancestor. Perhaps, it is good to keep in mind, that the biggest reason for finding and using several references in our searches and researches, is that ONE RECORD is just not good enough evidence, to verify that the person listed is Actually our very own Ancestor. Records are only as accurate as the person giving the information states it correctly, and the person recording it, hears it accurately, writes it down correctly, {spelling it correctly} and doesn't omit or change anything stated, as in a memory lapse. I also use www.multimap.com as a quick way to see and verify the other communities and parishes that are located near to the areas that I am researching. This has helped me locate the 'wives' of my ancestors and then I go to those parish records, and often find a marriage and or birth records for my ancestor's family. Women often went home to have their mother with them as the first little ones arrived. This is particularly helpful if you do not know the locality very well. Hope that this information will help 'detangle' the IGI for you. Some researcher are extremely careful in their journeys, but any of us can veer off, step out of the foot prints of our progenitors, and never realize it. As has been said: "I Never said it would be Easy; I only said that it would be Worth It." Much success to all of you. Susan E