RE: [AZORES-Genealogy] The good old days at the Oakland, California Family History Center
I am in the Chicago area, and use the Naperville IL FHC. They have 2 of the narrow-film viewers, with different magnifications, out of about 12 viewers total. They have seen better days (I had to learn to get one of them to focus -it's an art, requiring one to reach up and press on the cover plate of the film guide to sharpen the left side of the image) but as far as I can tell, there is only one woman reading Italian films and myself who use them. But I am grateful that their hours are generous, the facility is only a few miles from my house and that my skinny little film boxes are easy to find in the drawers packed with the fat ones! Eileen Leite Who is slowly but surely finding 'cousins' in Ponta Garca & Povoacao, Sao Miguel. From: azores@googlegroups.com [mailto:azores@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Cheri Mello Sent: Friday, April 15, 2011 1:15 AM To: Azores Genealogy Subject: [AZORES-Genealogy] The good old days at the Oakland, California Family History Center I know the Los Angeles Family History has undergone an extensive renovation. We used to have 100 microfilm readers. Now there is way less (maybe 40)? The film room was turned into offices and storage. The offices and computer area was turned into very nice offices and the film area (no longer a separate room). Part of the book area is now classrooms, but very nice, like the ones in Salt Lake. However, I was usually the only one there researching Azores film in Los Angeles. The Oakland Family History Center (FHC) had about 4 of the film readers that could read the Azores film. I heard you folks used to have to elbow each other out for a film reader! LOL I thought I had heard somewhere that Oakland was remodeled. If they did, then Oakland would probably have only 2 readers for that small film. Does anyone on this list still use the Oakland FHC? Was it remodeled? How are your film readers? Cheri Mello Listowner, Azores-Gen Researching: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada -- To unsubscribe from this group, send email to azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. 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." -- To unsubscribe from this group, send email to azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. 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."
Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] The good old days at the Oakland, California Family History Center
I walked in there last month and it has been remodeled... most of the readers are gone. I have heard that there are films from the Azores there but each and every time I go there... no one can direct me to them. I don't know if I would know what to look for in there if I did find them for now... The room is now a vast array of computers... all updated and nice. They changed the lighting in the room and it is a nice update. But again, many of the readers are gone. On Sat, Apr 16, 2011 at 8:08 AM, Eileen Leite wrote: > I am in the Chicago area, and use the Naperville IL FHC. They have 2 of > the narrow-film viewers, with different magnifications, out of about 12 > viewers total. They have seen better days (I had to learn to get one of them > to focus -it’s an art, requiring one to reach up and press on the cover > plate of the film guide to sharpen the left side of the image) but as far as > I can tell, there is only one woman reading Italian films and myself who use > them. But I am grateful that their > > hours are generous, the facility is only a few miles from my house and that > my skinny little film boxes are easy to find in the drawers packed with the > fat ones! > > > > > > Eileen Leite > > Who is slowly but surely finding ‘cousins’ in Ponta Garca & Povoacao, Sao > Miguel. > > > > > > > > *From:* azores@googlegroups.com [mailto:azores@googlegroups.com] *On > Behalf Of *Cheri Mello > *Sent:* Friday, April 15, 2011 1:15 AM > *To:* Azores Genealogy > *Subject:* [AZORES-Genealogy] The good old days at the Oakland, California > Family History Center > > > > I know the Los Angeles Family History has undergone an extensive > renovation. We used to have 100 microfilm readers. Now there is way less > (maybe 40)? The film room was turned into offices and storage. The offices > and computer area was turned into very nice offices and the film area (no > longer a separate room). Part of the book area is now classrooms, but very > nice, like the ones in Salt Lake. However, I was usually the only one there > researching Azores film in Los Angeles. > > The Oakland Family History Center (FHC) had about 4 of the film readers > that could read the Azores film. I heard you folks used to have to elbow > each other out for a film reader! LOL I thought I had heard somewhere that > Oakland was remodeled. If they did, then Oakland would probably have only 2 > readers for that small film. > > Does anyone on this list still use the Oakland FHC? Was it remodeled? How > are your film readers? > > Cheri Mello > Listowner, Azores-Gen > Researching: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das Tainhas, > Achada > > -- > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. 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." > > -- > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. 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." > -- Eric Gomes Castro Valley, CA Surnames: Gomes, Smith, Townsend, Lopes, Cabral, Erwin, Kennedy, Rodman, Rodrigues, and many more. -- To unsubscribe from this group, send email to azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. 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."
Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] The good old days at the Oakland, California Family History Center
Sounds similar to the remodel in Los Angeles - that the film area is smaller and computer area bigger. Nice to see technology, but computers and the Internet are the tip of the iceberg. There is still A LOT on film, in libraries and archives, courthouses, etc. Eric G, the films should be numerical. Maybe the U.S. Census might be in its own area or cabinets, but after that, they should point you to the other films. 01-001000 would be labeled in drawer (for example) and it should go up from there until you find your film number. I hate when the crank doesn't catch. It just spins. And I've had to stand up at times too. It's a shame that the readers aren't kept up. It's going to be quite a while still before "everything" is online. And in reality? "Everything" won't be online. They (GSU/LDS/FamilySearch) didn't film "everything." Madeira passaportes were filmed. The Azores were not. Cheri Mello Listowner, Azores-Gen Researching: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada -- To unsubscribe from this group, send email to azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. 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."
Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] The good old days at the Oakland, California Family History Center
I have LOTS of ancestors from Ponta Garca and Povoacao. Too many to mention. What are the names of some of your ancestors? The oldest ones would be the best. Shirley in CA - Original Message - From: Eileen Leite To: azores@googlegroups.com Sent: Saturday, April 16, 2011 8:08 AM Subject: RE: [AZORES-Genealogy] The good old days at the Oakland, California Family History Center I am in the Chicago area, and use the Naperville IL FHC. They have 2 of the narrow-film viewers, with different magnifications, out of about 12 viewers total. They have seen better days (I had to learn to get one of them to focus -it's an art, requiring one to reach up and press on the cover plate of the film guide to sharpen the left side of the image) but as far as I can tell, there is only one woman reading Italian films and myself who use them. But I am grateful that their hours are generous, the facility is only a few miles from my house and that my skinny little film boxes are easy to find in the drawers packed with the fat ones! Eileen Leite Who is slowly but surely finding 'cousins' in Ponta Garca & Povoacao, Sao Miguel. From: azores@googlegroups.com [mailto:azores@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Cheri Mello Sent: Friday, April 15, 2011 1:15 AM To: Azores Genealogy Subject: [AZORES-Genealogy] The good old days at the Oakland, California Family History Center I know the Los Angeles Family History has undergone an extensive renovation. We used to have 100 microfilm readers. Now there is way less (maybe 40)? The film room was turned into offices and storage. The offices and computer area was turned into very nice offices and the film area (no longer a separate room). Part of the book area is now classrooms, but very nice, like the ones in Salt Lake. However, I was usually the only one there researching Azores film in Los Angeles. The Oakland Family History Center (FHC) had about 4 of the film readers that could read the Azores film. I heard you folks used to have to elbow each other out for a film reader! LOL I thought I had heard somewhere that Oakland was remodeled. If they did, then Oakland would probably have only 2 readers for that small film. Does anyone on this list still use the Oakland FHC? Was it remodeled? How are your film readers? Cheri Mello Listowner, Azores-Gen Researching: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada -- To unsubscribe from this group, send email to azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. 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." -- To unsubscribe from this group, send email to azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. 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." -- To unsubscribe from this group, send email to azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. 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."
