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Chris in Sussex

Chris in Sussex Report 20 Mar 2018 18:26

Brought to my attention on Rootschat

http://blog.nationalarchives.gov.uk/blog/machines-reading-the-archive-handwritten-text-recognition-software/

I am not convinced it will ever work with all those old greasy, smudged and creased deeds I have had the pleasure of trying to transcribe at the NA but, as they say, every little helps!

Chris

Researching:
Avatar...My darling Dad. 1931-2019 'Take nothing on its looks, take everything on evidence. There is no better rule' Charles Dickens, Great Expectations. 'A brickwall is a problem that you haven't solved yet' Dave Annal http://media.nationalarchives.gov.uk/index.php/brick-walls-and-lost-ancestors/

Chris Ho :)

Chris Ho :) Report 21 Mar 2018 18:57

Lol Chris, nothing like putting on those 'white gloves' and having originals in front of you!.

Everything changing, what our Ancestors would make of all, can't begin to think...

Suppose that makes us ancient in todays 'new way' of doing Family History, well, I know which I preferred, and look at the exercise we had to get to Archives, Record Offices etc...lol. (and not forgetting the trips to LMA FRC and Kew, where we met up with other GR Members, and in some cases bumping into others en route!)

Anyway, yourself and many others like you did a grand job, take a bow!...

Chris :)

(will now get back here in the 'dinosaur cupboard', lol)

GlasgowLass

GlasgowLass Report 22 Mar 2018 09:31

Transcribers do a wonderful job.

We often forget that so many "researchers" are blind or visually impaired.

Their software could never handle the originals but it can read transcribed materials.
It it wasn't for all the wonderful transcribers, this part of society would still be excluded from researching family history

Well done Chris <3

Researching:
Brannan/ McGrath/ Kerr/ Jordan/ Finnigan NI and Free State. Devlin/ Lamont / Lamond/ Fyfe/ Pollock/ Johnston/Struthers/ Smith. Scotland. Avi: Hand Fasting or Tying The Knot. Daughters wedding 2016