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appleshaw
Posted Sunday, April 3, 2016
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Post #36897
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Records are text, but are derived from
sources
as a transcription. Until recently we had to depend on existing transcripts but original records are becoming more readily found online. These can show more
information
than a transcript and also reveal
errors
or ambiguities.
The
image
below shows how a
baptism
record has been transcribed and added to it is the original image,
Several points (apart from permission to
publish
such an extract)
Adding an image would probably be quicker than making a transcript in the format shown
Displaying the original allows users to check the accuracy of the data
The record shows information that is relevant on the Birth menu and also on
Contact
As such it would be preferable if it is included as a
link
, to avoid multiple copies
It illustrates a typical ambiguity, not yet resolved as the address is not clear.
The image has been greatly reduced to fit onto the space available and as such would not
help
in resolving the problem
A possible solution could be to store the full resolution image and put a thumbnail on the record
Jakk
Posted Sunday, April 3, 2016
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Post #36900
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This is an excellent idea. I've lost count of the number of ambiguities I've encountered in my research thanks to having to rely on transcriptions. When transcriptions are involved, I do my best to
find
multiple sources for the data, and if there is disagreement, I find a way to include all values. My biggest obstacle to tracking down primary sources has been geography; I'm a Canadian of mixed entirely (as far as I know) European descent living near the West Coast of B.C., just
about
as far from Europe as I can get without moving to Hawai'i or Easter Island (and ocean level changes tell me both are bad
places
to be). The closest thing to a primary source I've been able to track down for anything earlier than my grandparents (all four of whom were born in North America to parents born elsewhere) has been a book published by a distant relative on my father's side that didn't document its sources well.
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