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From: George & Margaret <>
Subject: Re: PERSI
Date: Wed, 01 Apr 1998 20:57:49 -0500

I just noticed, Persi is the free database, for ten days, at
http://www.ancestry.com .
A good opportunity to explore it.

George

At 12:17 AM 4/1/98 +0000, you wrote:
>Umaske1 wrote:
>>
>> chris, how do you use persi?
>>
>> niki
>
>Niki,
>
> There is a really good explanation of what PERSI is all about at the
>following web page address:
>
>http://www.credible.com/genealg7.html
>
> In brief though:
> "PERSI is an acronym for the PERiodical Source Index, which is an
>index to articles published in most genealogy and local history
>periodicals written in English (and some French-Canadian) since 1800.
>The purpose of the index is to help researchers find articles about
>their family or which may help further their research. Since 1800,
>hundreds of thousands of articles have been published in genealogy and
>local
>history magazines, newsletters, and other periodicals. How can you know
>if an article has ever been published on your family? PERSI is the tool
>to answer that question."
> PERSI has finally made it to CD-ROM and can be purchased from a
>number of places, Ancestry.com for one; see their web page at:
>
>http://www.ancestry.com
>
> At $99.00 it's a bit steep, but Ancestry.com has made it part of
>their subscription database and you can subscribe there for a month at
>$6.95 and use it all you want. Once you've found an article or series
>of articles you want to see, you can write to the Allen County Library
>in Fort Wayne, Indiana and request copies of the articles. They'll find
>the articles for you and quote you a price for photocopying the
>material. You send them the payment and they send you the articles.
>It's pretty straightforward.
> You may also be able to find a copy of PERSI at the local LDS Family
>History Center or at a really good public library or Genealogical
>Society. Ancestry.com's online version includes the updates for the
>last 12 months which the CD does not.
> Hope this helps.
>
>Best wishes,
>
>Chris
>
>
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