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A new survey on TNA's website - please complete it

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Phoenix

Phoenix Report 4 Apr 2006 09:05

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Phoenix

Phoenix Report 4 Apr 2006 09:06

Go to Http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ If you haven't visited their website before, play around with site search, look at their family history section. Then, do their survey. It sounds as if they are contemplating something along the lines of GR, probably more expensive, but including in that package downloads from documentsonline. This would mean the chance to get all the medal cards for a common surname, or checking all the PCC wills for a particular village, or looking at the royal navy seamen's documents, to follow an ancestor's career on the various ships he served on. If you haven't used site search, it now includes A2A, so can pull references to an individual from all sorts of sources.

Phoenix

Phoenix Report 4 Apr 2006 14:49

Nudging, as I surely can't be the ONLY person on GR who regularly uses the TNA website and finds it useful for all sorts of goodies for: Hospital records Manorial documents Early taxation records People involved in court cases besides the Catalogue, which now has over 10 million entries.

Kate

Kate Report 4 Apr 2006 15:03

I had a look when I saw this thread earlier, but I couldn't find the survey! Never mind, I think last time they did one they sent me an email link to it so maybe the same will happen this time? Kate.

Phoenix

Phoenix Report 4 Apr 2006 15:20

That might be a comment to add on the final box, Kate! It's on the homepage, about the third item down under the heading News from the National Archives. It appears to be a refinement of the survey they sent out earlier,as if they are now considering not only a day's unlimited downloads for a price, but a bundle of other goodies as well.

Heather

Heather Report 4 Apr 2006 15:24

Righto Brenda, Ill put my pennysworth on there!

Unknown

Unknown Report 4 Apr 2006 15:29

Phoenix Just had a gander, they are exploring among other things: A number of free Day Passes to DocumentsOnline (allowing unlimited downloads within 24 hours) Secure space on TNA's website to store your personal research Secure space on TNA's website to preserve a digital archive of your family photos and research for future generations [WOW!] An online message board and chatroom A chance to speak to experts directly online [yes please!] nell

Heather

Heather Report 4 Apr 2006 15:30

Hey, did you see in the 'Future Projects' they hope to get funding to put mediaeval seals on line? It reckons most of the seals are for 'ordinary people' not aristos. You are requested to show you are interested to help them get funding.