Not forgetting that SCOTTISH statutory records differ in many respects from those for England and Wales. :-) Mary Young Edinburgh, Scotland
On 6/9/08, ronald ferguson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Interesting questions! To answer them: > > 1) We do not, thank goodness, have a UK "Mills" > 2) There is no licensing body > 3) I do not know what the New England Genealogical Society does. > > So what do we have? Two main voluntary (registered charities) organisations, > The Society of Genealogists which is mainly London based and awards > Fellowships to those with an outstanding record of service to genealogy. > Holds many records in their London library which is open to members. Many of > these records are now being published through the Origins website. > > The other is The Federation of Family History Societies (of which I am a > member) and may be described as a "bottom-up" organisation with local groups > affiliated to the National Federation. > > "Do we have standards for sourcing?" seems to be your major point and the > answer is "no we do not", or at least none laid down as far as I know. It is, > however, generally accepted that sources should be, clear and reproducable. I > guess that this is a typical British way of saying "if it works then leave it > alone!" > > Hope this helps. > > > > Ron Ferguson Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
