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From: Maurine Ward <>
Subject: LDS CD's for Sale
Date: Sat, 03 Oct 1998 20:15:18 -0700


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>Hi folks,
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>Saw this on another list and thought you all might be interested,
>especially in the British Vital Records Index.
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>Paula Hadgraft
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>SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (September 28, 1998) -- Millions of family
>records dating back more than 450 years are being made available to
>the public today in two CD-ROM packages by The Church of Jesus Christ
>of Latter-day Saints, the world's foremost authority on genealogy.
. . .

>The British Vital Records Index contains nearly five million names
>from parish registers, civil registrations and other record
>collections in England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland. The records on
>the index span more than three centuries, from 1538 to 1888. The five
>CDs in this set concentrate on birth and christening records (4 discs)
>and also list some marriages (1 disc). The amount of accessible data
>can vary greatly from parish to parish. This vital records index will
>be an ongoing project which will also be updated periodically.
>
>"Nearly half of American families can trace part of their lineage to
>the British Isles," Christofferson said. "Our repository of records is
>the most comprehensive source available to help these families trace
>their roots, not just to ancestors who arrived in America, but to
>their forebears in 16th century England."

I will be in Salt Lake next Wednesday and plan to purchase the British
Vital Records CD's as mentioned above. Then, I shall be available to take
queries.

May I say that I have thoroughly enjoyed "listening in" and occasionally
adding my piece to this list. As an American fellow genealogist, I feel
that I have been attending an informative class in British and Essex, in
particular, history and genealogy research. Besides, you are all such fun,
likeable people. I have British ancestors from Kent (to Australia, then
USA), Yorkshire, Lancashire, and Essex.

3 years ago my husband earned a trip to London. The minute I set foot on
ground, I felt as if I had come home--a really strange feeling. I was able
to see the home my 2nd ggfather lived in in London and Middlesbro,
Yorkshire where my father-in-law was born in 1906. He emigrated to USA in
1910. Now, my sister and I are saving to visit again. I have 3rd cousins in
Maldon and Heybridge who have been to Utah several times. Now we want to
return the visit.

I have been very involved with other projects the last couple of years,
which are nearing completion, then I will spend half of my time in British
research. My other half is being spent now in German to early Pennsylvania
research, where I have almost 6000 names in my STREEPER data base.

Maurine Carr Ward
Hyrum, Utah, USA

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