11th November 2005, 02:54 PM
I think SMRs and the NMR can be hugely confusing to many - even seasoned users.
One thing that is dead important tho - the NMR and SMR do not contain the same info! Although the NMR is supposed to be an index to the SMRs, this can sometimes not be the case. Some records are in the NMR but not the SMR, and many thousands are in the county SMR but not the NMR. And of course, all SMRs have different ways of presenting and searching their stuff...and a few are now searchable on-line through the ADS..
Getting confused just writing about it!!
One thing that is dead important tho - the NMR and SMR do not contain the same info! Although the NMR is supposed to be an index to the SMRs, this can sometimes not be the case. Some records are in the NMR but not the SMR, and many thousands are in the county SMR but not the NMR. And of course, all SMRs have different ways of presenting and searching their stuff...and a few are now searchable on-line through the ADS..
Getting confused just writing about it!!