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General => The Common Room => Topic started by: Lindyboo on Saturday 02 April 22 10:28 BST (UK)
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This may have already been covered on the site but I can't find anything. Is there a repository in the UK where one can bequeath/donate collections of FH certs? Or do local FH groups like to have these?
Thanks
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Have you considered entering the details from them as a postem against their index entry on freebmd.
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Offer them on RootsChat?
Through the unwanted certificates board.
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Thank you rosie and KGarrad. I'll give thought to both of these options.
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You could always try writing to a local family history group which relates to the area in which the birth, marriage or death occurred. I would imagine that storage capacity may have a bearing on whether they would accept any items.
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Thank you, Girl Guide. I think you may be correct that storage would be an issue, but I'll contact the relevant group. Lindyboo.
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Offer them on RootsChat?
Through the unwanted certificates board.
Definitely an idea & better if you can transcribe them so they'll be there at a later date i.e. yrs from now when descendants start their family history journey?
Annie
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Thank you Annie, I'll put it in the pot of ideas to consider. I've got, I think, a couple of hundred certs so it would be quite a task to transcribe, though if it's the only option then I'd go for it. Such a shame though, to know that the certs themselves will be just thrown away after I'm gone.
L
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The Cheshire and Manchester FHS's both provide exchange lists for certs which have proved to be non-hits, or are no longer wanted for any reason. I guess others will do likewise.
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I am slowly adding mine to freebmd as most of them will no doubt end up in the bin when I am 'gone'. At least on there it has a wide 'free' audience.
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I am slowly adding mine to freebmd as most of them will no doubt end up in the bin when I am 'gone'. At least on there it has a wide 'free' audience.
Maybe I'm being a bit slow this morning, but how do you add them to freebmd?
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When you go on to freebmd - https://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/search.pl - you enter the name of the person you have, click on Find and you get taken to the details, i.e. Birth, quarter, year, the name and then the GRO reference details.
Click on the red info box. You get taken to another page and you will see the you may add a postem. Note that you only have 250 characters to get all the information in.
Explanation for Postem
A Postem is a note left by someone about this record - the content of the postem is determined by the person who left it. FreeBMD can offer no assurance about the postem and will not enter into correspondence about it. You can leave a Postem by clicking on Add a postem. Further information about Postems is available here.
Hopefully you can follow what I have said!
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You can see an example that I have just seen by looking at this death entry on freebmd and clicking on the 'envelope' alongside
Death
Dec qtr 1837
CROOK William
Melksham 8 246
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Thanks, Rosie & Girl Guide, that all makes sense.
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I am slowly adding mine to freebmd as most of them will no doubt end up in the bin when I am 'gone'. At least on there it has a wide 'free' audience.
Just have to add, what an excellent idea Rosie, I would never have thought of that. I am going to do the same as a slow project. Likewise family would have no interest in them.
I like the thought that it would be assisting others that are following same lines in the future and my cost and research info would not be wasted. FreeBMD is an excellent resource that all can access, great idea.
Cas
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https://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/ShowPostems.pl
If you want to search for Postems for particular surnames etc, use the above link.
I always add a Postem when I obtain a copy cert, as the others have said, after all no one wants all the paper stuff when we are gone ;)
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I think it's a great idea to add Postems at FreeBMD. I've been slowly adding a few a day ever since I read about it.
What I've also done, which a researcher friend suggested, is to see if there is a One Name Study for any of the surnames on the certs. I found quite a few and offered copy certs. They were all very grateful to have them.