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Antrim / Re: Battle of the Boyne, 1690 Account Book
« on: Friday 01 March 13 02:11 GMT (UK) »
Well folks, don't hold your breath on anything happening anytime in the next couple of years, at least. 
I wrote to Mr. Hume (see http://www.grandorangelodge.co.uk/visit-schomberg-house#.US7ug2dWjhE ), suggesting they might want to consider approaching www.familysearch.org to investigate the possibility of a partnership to get these records indexed and accessible quickly. Volunteers did 138 million records from the 1940 U.S. Census in about 5 months. There's not a doubt in my mind that these could be done equally quickly. FamilySearch is set up for it, they know what they're doing, they have an excellent reputation and many different partnerships, the indexing system is accurate, the records would be more readily found by researchers, etc.
His reply:
Hi Lori, thanks for this suggestion. I will have a look at it. We are currently in the process of closedown of our archives as we prepare for a interpretive centre being built and a new website. I will keep your email for discussion as we progress. Many thanks and look forward to keeping in touch.
I wrote to Mr. Hume (see http://www.grandorangelodge.co.uk/visit-schomberg-house#.US7ug2dWjhE ), suggesting they might want to consider approaching www.familysearch.org to investigate the possibility of a partnership to get these records indexed and accessible quickly. Volunteers did 138 million records from the 1940 U.S. Census in about 5 months. There's not a doubt in my mind that these could be done equally quickly. FamilySearch is set up for it, they know what they're doing, they have an excellent reputation and many different partnerships, the indexing system is accurate, the records would be more readily found by researchers, etc.
His reply:
Hi Lori, thanks for this suggestion. I will have a look at it. We are currently in the process of closedown of our archives as we prepare for a interpretive centre being built and a new website. I will keep your email for discussion as we progress. Many thanks and look forward to keeping in touch.