is interested up to date with the going ons at the archives. I hope to be able to add the History of the project too.This is the group at the start of April, including the couples who are passing like ships in the night....
Left to right: Jimmy and Margaret Reid, Ray and Carol Westenskow, Ross and Dorothy Buckwalter, Ned and Linda Iverson, Allan and Cindy Lee, JT and Mary Jo O'Neal, and Mike Mitchell.
Work was progressing well at the start of 2010 and 10 million images was soon to be achieved, but in March there was a small disaster! We had become a victim of our own success with the new cameras helping us speed our way through the volumes so fast that before we knew it we had nothing to image except a few Kirk Sessions. This small hiccup lasted till mid April, but I'm happy to report that normal service has resumed.
April has seen more changes in FamilySearch staffing at the archives. Ray and Carol Westenskow left before the new books arrived but not before Carol had submitted an article for inclusion in the British Isle's insert of The Ensign. Just days before they left word was received that the article would be published in July. Unfortunately it had to be edited down to about 200 words, but I'll post the full article for you all to enjoy. Their replacements, after a few false starts, are Jimmy and Margaret Reid from Livingston. They are so excited to be on a mission. They have been called as Church Service Missionaries. Ross and Dorothy Buckwalter have had a special assignment from Chris Norton for the last few days of their mission - Chris asked they they travel the UK and give a presentation to the missionaries at TNA and the other employees of the department. They leave in a few days, going home via Paris so they can visit their son and his family who live there. Ross has set a record for the number of images one camera operator has achieved - 3/4 million images!! Those of you who in the past set records, please note that our new cameras can take pictures as quickly as you can hit the "F2" button!! It would be fun to get all of you together on the same cameras for a bit of friendly competition!
With Chris in Australia and New Zealand, I've been asked to go and help David Brown, one of the employees, in Belfast tomorrow. The team are concerned about how they'll manage with out me!! I have every faith in them.
Thank you Mike, it will be nice to keep up with what is going on and see the past. What a blessing it was to be a part of this project. Del and Pat Morris
ReplyDeleteWe always appreciated the faith that you had in the missionaries. Hope your family is doing well. Thanks for the blog. We are always interested in the project at the archives. Keep those new cameras working hard and wear them out.
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Mike, I seem to remember another time when you left for a few days thinking that the missionaries could take care of themselves and they ..., well, I won't tell anyone. Good report, keep them coming. Ben & Joan Jewkes
ReplyDeleteMike, Love it good for you. We are glad you are back from Ireland and Ben can rest easy, we were ok for this short time on our own.
ReplyDeleteThanks for starting this blog. It is great. Your man in Ireland has a setup similar to ours here in Washington DC, but we hang pieces of black construction paper around to block some of the bright light from our eyes. We tape it to coat hanger wires. It is kind of a Mickey Mouse setup as compared to Edinburgh, but it works. The flood lights cost $15 apiece as opposed to your very expensive lights. They work.
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