tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8353027890354684445.post582462821551529556..comments2023-10-22T06:37:18.437-04:00Comments on Mystery Maven Canada: LADIES' KILLING THURSDAYSLinda Wikenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12664283043077562640noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8353027890354684445.post-9128102442916667192010-12-16T23:13:25.021-05:002010-12-16T23:13:25.021-05:00I agree that putting all our eggs in the computeri...I agree that putting all our eggs in the computerized basket is risky. At one point the government was threatening to shred old birth certificates and other documents once they were scanned. Genealogists were horrified. I wonder what happened to that.Sue Pikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14104884127447303992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8353027890354684445.post-19035223747265268052010-12-16T21:23:03.495-05:002010-12-16T21:23:03.495-05:00I did, Joan, which is partly why it took me two ho...I did, Joan, which is partly why it took me two hours to go through nine month's worth of papers. It did cross my mind, though, that now that so much of our communication is fleeting and online, what will researchers have to wade through in a hundred years' time? A valuable social historical record is being lost these days.Barbara Fradkinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06992196707567972990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8353027890354684445.post-69041660027472016642010-12-16T20:58:17.829-05:002010-12-16T20:58:17.829-05:00Your description brought back the months and month...Your description brought back the months and months of tedious research in the Archives when I was writing a history thesis - too bad all the files can't be transferred to an easier to read format. Don't you find that you get sidetracked and interested in information that has nothing to do with your search?Joan Boswellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10329042640597165192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8353027890354684445.post-3480510552773355662010-12-16T14:04:17.146-05:002010-12-16T14:04:17.146-05:00If you're having problems using the readers as...If you're having problems using the readers as you decribe ask for help at the desk just inside the microfilm room at LAC. It's what they're paid for. They may have others to assist first, which means a short wait, but they can often help give you a better experience.JDRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06471656063812824731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8353027890354684445.post-6817667795015115202010-12-16T13:27:37.529-05:002010-12-16T13:27:37.529-05:00some 30 years ago, i spent 2 weeks at the historic...some 30 years ago, i spent 2 weeks at the historical museum in the town where i was born, researching 19th century theatre in the style of what was once called an "opera house" - everything was in the print archives, i handled 100 year old newspapers - but for a project somewhat like Barbara's, i once spent nearly a month in the Brooklyn Public Library looking at a "microfiche" collection of 200 year old American plays - i nearly went blind, staring at something so close and so smallDavid Colehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09622036170535077193noreply@blogger.com