On Fri, Dec 20, 2013 at 8:48 AM, Gene Young <n2...@cfl.rr.com> wrote:

> On 12/20/2013 8:35 AM, Kim Jones wrote:
> > Hi,
> > Hope this is where I come to find out if the links in the research
> guidance are still supposed to work.
> > Was doing some checking out at research guidance on the Legacy 8 program
> and found that a link on the suggested sources on the Goal: Birth tab for
> Boyd;s Marriage Index, 1538-1840 has a link that cannot be found!!!  Are
> links from the program supposed to work or is it just there for looks?
> >
> >
> > *"Boyd's Marriage Index, 1538-1840: *This index, compiled from copies of
> parish marriage registers, Bishop's Transcripts, and marriage licenses,
> lists over seven million English marriages performed from 1538 to 1840 in
> over 4,300 different parishes. The index lists the names of the couple, the
> parish, and the year of the marriage. Once the index information is
> obtained, you can search the original parish registers. It is not complete.
> Learn more about this resource by clicking *_here _*"
> >
> > I clicked and it came up with "404 - File or directory not found. The
> resource you are looking for might have been removed, had its name changed,
> or is temporarily unavailable.
> >
> > Can some one let me know about this please?
> > Thanks
> > Kim
>
> There are millions of links on the World Wide Web.  They inevitably change
> over time.  No developer could possibly track all of them and must rely on
> their users to let them know when a link becomes broken.  Instead of making
> snarky comments you should spend your energy politely contacting the
> developers and letting them know it is broken so they can fix it for you.
>
>
> --
>
> Gene Young
> Researching Young, Harer, Cox & Sallada
> With Legacy Family Tree
>

I must be psychic - I could swear that I read this exact same question and
the exact same response within the past week or so.  Deja Vu all over
again.

Ron Bernier
Woonsocket, RI



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