Re: findmypast.com and NBI

Terry wrote:
I see that findmypast.com now has the NBI from FFHS. The site states:

"Whilst not all of the 13 million records from the second edition are
available here, millions of them are, alongside many thousands which do not
appear on the CD."

In respect of the "thousands which do not appear on the CD" can anybody
advise where these have come from? Are they further work by the same
FFHSs, post publication of the NBI2 CD i.e further parishes/later dates
etc. or are they from counties/parishes that were not covered at all on the
CD.

I assume that the aim is to put the whole 13 million from NBI2 on the site
eventually and stop selling the CD. In the meantime I'll just have to to do
two searches, first on the CD and then online. I notice that the online
Search does not allow you to drill down to <Place> only <County> which I
think is a bit cheeky!

I have to be careful what I say.

Thankfully, many volunteers and societies have continued to work on the NBI (and their own area burial indexes and transcripts) so many of these databases do have further information to that included in NBI 2. It is a work in progress and, by definition, none of us will see it completed.

I understand there is some initial planning for NBI3 but the numbers haven't warranted the publication of a 3rd edition yet.

About 50 societies and groups have agreed to place records from their NBI contributions with findmypast.com - some societies are unwilling or unable to place their burial information online at the moment.

The placename search is a problem - and I don't think many people realise what a challenging problem it is to solve. I have implemented a partial solution on one web site :-)

Search facilities and supporting information can always be improved.

Chad

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    ... "Whilst not all of the 13 million records from the second edition are ... many volunteers and societies have continued to work on the NBI so many of these databases do have further information to that included in NBI 2. ... All that is required is that it should appear on the search results page, alongside, or instead of, the name of the county. ...
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    ... "Whilst not all of the 13 million records from the second edition are ... I assume that the aim is to put the whole 13 million from NBI2 on the site ... first on the CD and then online. ... I understand there may be 'business' reasons or simply reasons of time and trouble for not having issued a new edition. ...
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