| Dear Milind Any idea how birth and death certificates prior to 1914 could be obtained? And what kind of information would be needed besides the name of the person? Thank you. John Sent from my iPhone On Apr 3, 2023, at 12:19 PM, 'Carvalho' via Goa-Research-Net <goa-research-net@googlegroups.com> wrote:
Thank you Milind. Unfortunately, I'm looking for 1800 records. I believe these are stored at the archives. Hopefully, I'll make some headway.
I wish there was someone in Goa who would offer to undertake this work for a fee.
Take care, selma
On Monday, 3 April 2023 at 14:59:24 BST, 'Milind Kamat' via Goa-Research-Net <goa-research-net@googlegroups.com> wrote:
Hi Selma,
Birth / Teor certificates from 1914 to 1970 are partly digitised and are available for online search / request for certified copies on Goa Online Portal https://goaonline.gov.in
However, a few dampners / caveats here : - The portal requires registration that works with only an Indian cell phone number for OTP number validation. - Not all birth records are available on this Govt portal, many are missing. - While online requests/ payments can be executed, the certified copies need to be physically collected from respective Govt office.
Best wishes, - Milind Kamat
On 03-Apr-2023, at 7:01 PM, 'Carvalho' via Goa-Research-Net <goa-research-net@googlegroups.com> wrote:
Dear Fausto and everyone, thank you for your responses. I am sure as with most things in Goa, patience in key. If I can get hold of the books even after a wait of one hour I will be a happy bunny. More than the dates, I need the occupations which are stated on the parish baptismal certificates.
Yes, the records must be digitized. It is a priority and the government must treat it as such. I understand there is indeed a goldmine of records in Goa, and if we had been clever it would have been a major research centre.
All best wishes, Selma
On Monday, 3 April 2023 at 10:47:09 BST, Jules Fausto Mendonca de Sa <faustodes...@hotmail.com> wrote:
Hi Selma,
I have been going to Goa archives during every visit of mine since 2009. I have never had a major issue in terms of going there and getting what I need. The only issue is the bureaucracy. In the past one could present themselves at the entrance, leave
belongings and enter the library. The next step is to go to the person managing the books of the various parishes. These books have remained the hand typed versions from the 1970s. No effort has been made to modernise this using Excel tools. The person then
fills out the slip which is duplicated. This then goes to another person who enters it in another register retaining one slip and the other slip goes with the peon who then goes in to collect the book. This is where the whole process becomes tedious as the
arrival of the book can take upto 30 minutes or even longer in some cases. There have been instances that they come back thirty minutes later so say that the book has gone for repairs which means you start all over again. Patience is very key. If you are conversant
in Konkani then you are at an advantage. Please be mindful that the archives opens at 9.45 a.m and closes at 12.30 p.m. for lunch. It then reopens at 2.15 p.m. and closes at 4.15 p.m. Post Covid it appears that they only allow a certain number of people at
the time. I do wish all these records had been digitised. There are organisations in the US willing to undertake this task and even provide equipment to view this at Goa archives but it probably is not in anyone's interest it is done.
I hope that this answers some of your queries.
Kind regards
Fausto
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