We had technical problems with our website for several hours last night which prevented some individuals from registering for our land class. If you tried to register and had difficulties, please let me know at mjnrootdig@gmail.com.
I was using a book of marriage records from the 1840s in Ohio recently. The handwriting was consistent from page to page and from year to year. It turns out I was using a transcription of the original marriage ledger that had been made by the clerk some years after the original records were made. Transcriptions are not bad, but I did see if they had the original (they did) so that I could see the actual handwriting. Sometimes transcriptionists make errors–so you need to check them. Sometimes transcriptions transcribe things when the writing is still legible and they could read it. That might not be true today. Don’t disregard transcribed copies of records. Just make certain to know what you are using.
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