tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8724445525739242038.post6496150119530944101..comments2024-02-14T00:16:33.874-05:00Comments on A Genealogy Hunt: My Tangent – Smith Robertson Genealogy – The Parker Project – I Was Right That I Was WrongJim Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17012359666100915188noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8724445525739242038.post-33085357755608162332011-08-08T18:13:42.002-04:002011-08-08T18:13:42.002-04:00PT, See Part 550kt. JKLSPT, See Part 550kt. JKLSJim Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17012359666100915188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8724445525739242038.post-67998421557578529342011-08-05T14:10:23.103-04:002011-08-05T14:10:23.103-04:00Randy, Thanks for your comment as always. I quess...Randy, Thanks for your comment as always. I quess my use of semantics is somewhat antiquated by a couple of years. Suppose the change may have come to fore as some "word-smiths" may have wanted to eliminate the "essence" of hierarchal semblances. Just my immediate thought.<br /><br />But wait to read what I think I have found.<br /><br />Thanks,<br /><br />JimJim Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17012359666100915188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8724445525739242038.post-72399258322722826252011-08-05T13:59:48.477-04:002011-08-05T13:59:48.477-04:00Aha - I'm glad I triggered your recollections....Aha - I'm glad I triggered your recollections. Great story.<br /><br />I often think that I used something at the FHC and have forgotten. I can't remember everything.<br /><br />The current "accepted" industry parlance is "original source" and "derivative source," not "primary" and "secondary." You are right that the original source is the actual parish register that the cleric wrote in; a microfilm or microfiche would be an image copy of the original source; the transcription on the microfiche you found is a derivative source. A Bishop's Transcript of the parish register would also be a derivative source. But they are all very useful! And the transcription is so much easier to read than the cleric's scrawl...but we don't know how qualified the transcriber was. The advice from the experts is to always find the original source (or image copy), but use derivatives as "finding aids." I don't always follow the advice!<br /><br />Cheers -- RandyRandy Seaverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17477703429102065294noreply@blogger.com