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----- Original Message ----- From: "Ubaldo & Lynette D'Souza" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, September 29, 2003 7:11 PM Subject: [Goanet-news]Old records > Your "Indo-Portuguese records could get lost with time, caution historians" > of September 29, 2003 makes interesting and depressing reading. Here is > something which is not exactly to the point but of a similar nature. > > A couple of years ago, I had occasion to visit the Archives at Fontainhas to > secure birth and marriage certificates of my parents. The person I was > referred to for help advised me to secure from my parish church the relevant > reference numbers. When I asked him what the connection was, he said that > the State in Goa started keeping records only from a certain year (I do not > remember it now) and it was the Church who had records of times before that > of confirmation-baptism-birth handwritten in a narrative manner (in that > order) in bound registers. When I returned with the reference numbers, he > was able to call for the relevant registers instantly and show me the > records which were duly photocopied (actually!!!, not xeroxed as they say). > What amazed me was that it was a faithful photocopied version of the Church > register. They had apparently photocpied the Register and bound it together. > > Due to the nature of the paper and with constant handling, these pages are > breaking into confetti-like bits and it you happen to be coming in first > thing in the morning, you find the sweeper sweeping away these bits of the > previous day on the floor. These are pieces of certificates and land and > property titles which are being swept away and which will not be available > at a later date, leading to practically-insurmountable difficulties in > establishing titles and lineages. This will spawn false affidavits. > > Ubaldo C D'Souza > D-5 Shangrila Apartments > St. Mary's Colony > Miramar - GOA 403 001. > > Tel: 246 3794 > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > ---------------------------------------- > PLEASE NOTE THE CHANGE IN EMAIL ID - [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ________________________________________ > > Ubaldo & Lynette D'Souza > D-5 Shangrila Apartments > Miramar - GOA 403 001 > Tel: 0832-246 3794 > > > ########################################################################## > # Send submissions for Goanet to [EMAIL PROTECTED] # > # PLEASE remember to stay on-topic (related to Goa), and avoid top-posts # > # More details on Goanet at http://joingoanet.shorturl.com/ # > # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to reflect respect to others # > ########################################################################## > ########################################################################## # Send submissions for Goanet to [EMAIL PROTECTED] # # PLEASE remember to stay on-topic (related to Goa), and avoid top-posts # # More details on Goanet at http://joingoanet.shorturl.com/ # # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to reflect respect to others # ##########################################################################