I known a few churches that has bad records, the early records of Porto Formoso is really one of the worst i have come across, also S. Pedro, Ribeirinha, Terceira pages that has water damaged, corners missing, titles missing etc.people don't realize what a researcher has to go through to look through these records and to figure out what written on them, but for one to appreciate, one must do his own research and see for themselves.
George On Sun, Nov 23, 2008 at 4:00 PM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > In a message dated 11/23/2008 2:36:42 PM Eastern Standard Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > Sometimes it's very hard to read with the bleedover. You might try to use a > light blue or yellow colored paper on the microfilm reader screen, sometimes > that will help with the focus. Some people have been copying the frame onto > a thumb drive, taking it home and then cleaning the frame up with a > photoshop or somesuch program. > > In the past, whenever I've had a page that was illegible on the microfilm > (either because it bled through, or the page appeared blacked out, or the > script was just impossible for me and others to decipher), I have written to > the archives and had them take a look at the original and send me a typed > transcription. This always costs much, much more than the usual prices, but > most of the time has been well worth it. > > John M. Raposo > > > -- http://www.geocities.com/bretanha1954/ --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Follow the confirmation directions when they arrive. For more options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my membership." -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
