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Peter,
Many thanks.
When I enquired less than 4 weeks ago at the PRO I got a reply from
someone who didn't know what a CEB was who said that fiche and
microfilm would NOT be available for university libraries to buy
although the situation was to be reviewed.
From the tone of your email I guess from the Spring it will be
available for universities and hopefully local historians to buy.
Again many thanks for the info. I don't mind paying a a hundred quid
or so for the fiche for Warrington
I did make a number of points about the Census and local historians
about a year ago but got little response from people.
Again many thanks.
David
On Wed, 19 Dec 2001 12:02:18 -0000 Peter Park
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# David,
#
# > On another note, do members share my view that the release of the 1901
# > CEBs on line will spell the death of local history because of the cost
# > of the service which I see as tax on family history under another name.
#
# The 1901 census will also be available on fiche. In the first instance at the
# PRO at Kew - not the Family Records Centre. It will be available for Record
# Offices, Libraries and member societies of the Federation of Family History
# Societies to purchase in January. At some time in the spring it will be made
# available for other organisations and individual to buy. I have no idea of price
# or what the smallest geographical/administrative area available will be, I
# suspect something like a registration district or sub-district as this is how
# the originals are arranged - but don't quote me on that.
#
# Therefore local historians will be able to obtain either a copy of the fiche or
# make photocopies from a fiche fairly readily - if not cheaply.
#
# It is a great pity that local historians did not get in on the act at an early
# stage in the deliberations - family historians did and have been influential in
# helping develop the system, but of course to suit their own needs, rather than
# the needs of historians generally.
#
# Regards,
#
# Peter Park.
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David Alan Gatley (Dr),
School of Humanities and Social Sciences,
Staffordshire University,
Stoke-on-Trent,
ST4 2XW
Telephone 01782-294780 (Office)
01782-415340 (Home)
Fax 01782-294760
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