Re: Using PRONI in Belfast during Covid
By God, am I grateful to all at www.cotyroneireland.com for their commitment to putting so much stuff on-line!
Bill Young
+41 76 391 6556
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From: elwyn soutter via CoTyroneIreland.com Mailing List <cotyronelist(a)list.cotyroneireland.com>
Sent: Monday, September 7, 2020 4:33 PM
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Subject: [CoTyroneMailingList] Using PRONI in Belfast during Covid
Some comments for anyone visiting PRONI at present based on a recent visit I made.
-
Only 5 or 6 people a day are allowed to visit, so appointments can
be hard to get.
-
You get a block of 4 tables to yourself and there’s a microfilm
reader on each block. You are well isolated from staff and other visitors.
-
There are no photocopiers or PRONI scanners in use at present, so
you have to bring your own scanner or camera, or just transcribe the documents.
-
You can only order 10 items a day. PRONI are very strict about the
limit. I tried squeezing 2 sequential microfilms on as one item and got knocked straight back.
-
You normally have to provide detailed reference numbers for the
document you want. They won’t search for you. For example, I was looking for Antrim Workhouse indoor admission records but couldn’t find them in the e-catalogue. I know they exist because I have used them before but without the exact reference number, they won’t order them up for you.
-
You don’t need a specific reference number for probate files but you
do need to distinguish between administration files (intestacy cases) and files that have a will. And you need to include date of probate plus the Registry (Belfast, Armagh or Londonderry).
-
Near the date of your appointment you will get a further e-mail
explaining your exact admission time eg 10.10, with a short Youtube link showing how things work now.
-
The café is closed but if you bring your own refreshments there is
an area downstairs to have them. Plus there is a tea/coffee machine. Most people go to one of the cafes across the road overlooking the marina.
-
The public room which contains the GRONI computers, microfilms,
on-line church records, maps and reference books is closed. If you need a microfilm you need to order it in advance. The other sources are simply not accessible at present.
- Any document or film you use is quarantined for 2 weeks afterwards, so no-one else can order it up. Obviously a snag for commonly used items.
Elwyn
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Thanks so much, Bill, for your accolades.
However, we sure could use more volunteer donations of data.
Jim
Jim McKane
Kitchener, Ontario
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By God, am I grateful to all at www.cotyroneireland.com for their
commitment to putting so much stuff on-line!
Bill Young
+41 76 391 6556
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From: elwyn soutter via CoTyroneIreland.com Mailing List <
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Sent: Monday, September 7, 2020 4:33 PM
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Cc: elwyn soutter <elwynsoutter(a)googlemail.com>
Subject: [CoTyroneMailingList] Using PRONI in Belfast during Covid
Some comments for anyone visiting PRONI at present based on a recent visit
I made.
-
Only 5 or 6 people a day are allowed to visit, so appointments can
be hard to get.
-
You get a block of 4 tables to yourself and there’s a microfilm
reader on each block. You are well isolated from staff and other visitors.
-
There are no photocopiers or PRONI scanners in use at present, so
you have to bring your own scanner or camera, or just transcribe the
documents.
-
You can only order 10 items a day. PRONI are very strict about the
limit. I tried squeezing 2 sequential microfilms on as one item and got
knocked straight back.
-
You normally have to provide detailed reference numbers for the
document you want. They won’t search for you. For example, I was looking
for Antrim Workhouse indoor admission records but couldn’t find them in the
e-catalogue. I know they exist because I have used them before but without
the exact reference number, they won’t order them up for you.
-
You don’t need a specific reference number for probate files but you
do need to distinguish between administration files (intestacy cases) and
files that have a will. And you need to include date of probate plus the
Registry (Belfast, Armagh or Londonderry).
-
Near the date of your appointment you will get a further e-mail
explaining your exact admission time eg 10.10, with a short Youtube link
showing how things work now.
-
The café is closed but if you bring your own refreshments there is
an area downstairs to have them. Plus there is a tea/coffee machine. Most
people go to one of the cafes across the road overlooking the marina.
-
The public room which contains the GRONI computers, microfilms,
on-line church records, maps and reference books is closed. If you need a
microfilm you need to order it in advance. The other sources are simply not
accessible at present.
- Any document or film you use is quarantined for 2 weeks afterwards, so
no-one else can order it up. Obviously a snag for commonly used items.
Elwyn
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TOTALLY agree. Best website ever !
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On Sep 7, 2020, at 3:27 PM, Bill Young via CoTyroneIreland.com Mailing List <cotyronelist(a)list.cotyroneireland.com> wrote:
By God, am I grateful to all at www.cotyroneireland.com for their commitment to putting so much stuff on-line!
Bill Young
+41 76 391 6556
-----Original Message-----
From: elwyn soutter via CoTyroneIreland.com Mailing List <cotyronelist(a)list.cotyroneireland.com>
Sent: Monday, September 7, 2020 4:33 PM
To: CoTyroneIreland.com Mailing List <cotyronelist(a)list.cotyroneireland.com>
Cc: elwyn soutter <elwynsoutter(a)googlemail.com>
Subject: [CoTyroneMailingList] Using PRONI in Belfast during Covid
Some comments for anyone visiting PRONI at present based on a recent visit I made.
-
Only 5 or 6 people a day are allowed to visit, so appointments can
be hard to get.
-
You get a block of 4 tables to yourself and there’s a microfilm
reader on each block. You are well isolated from staff and other visitors.
-
There are no photocopiers or PRONI scanners in use at present, so
you have to bring your own scanner or camera, or just transcribe the documents.
-
You can only order 10 items a day. PRONI are very strict about the
limit. I tried squeezing 2 sequential microfilms on as one item and got knocked straight back.
-
You normally have to provide detailed reference numbers for the
document you want. They won’t search for you. For example, I was looking for Antrim Workhouse indoor admission records but couldn’t find them in the e-catalogue. I know they exist because I have used them before but without the exact reference number, they won’t order them up for you.
-
You don’t need a specific reference number for probate files but you
do need to distinguish between administration files (intestacy cases) and files that have a will. And you need to include date of probate plus the Registry (Belfast, Armagh or Londonderry).
-
Near the date of your appointment you will get a further e-mail
explaining your exact admission time eg 10.10, with a short Youtube link showing how things work now.
-
The café is closed but if you bring your own refreshments there is
an area downstairs to have them. Plus there is a tea/coffee machine. Most people go to one of the cafes across the road overlooking the marina.
-
The public room which contains the GRONI computers, microfilms,
on-line church records, maps and reference books is closed. If you need a microfilm you need to order it in advance. The other sources are simply not accessible at present.
- Any document or film you use is quarantined for 2 weeks afterwards, so no-one else can order it up. Obviously a snag for commonly used items.
Elwyn
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