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From: "Ben Skeates" <>
Subject: [Mariners-L] Re: [Fwd: CDList]
Date: Sat, 6 Mar 1999 09:43:41 +1000


Hi Listers
I received this epistle this AM. It sounds like we may have a breakthrough.
If we all access the URL they may be persuaded to keep it on line.
Ben
BEGINS:-

>Would like to share this with you all. great news!
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Jeff <>
>To: Helena Campbell <>
>> The following information is important to anyone doing genealogy.
>>>I copied it off one of the lists today, and would urge everyone to
>>>access the site to indicate interest in their maintaining it. Thanks!
>>Vicki
>>> New LDS url http://www.familysearch.org
>>>QUOTE:
>>>~~~~~~~
>>>"This is a bit long winded but worth reading. PLEASE circulate, at
>>>least the address of the FAMILY SEARCH, to any roots-l you may belong
>>>(to) so that the LDS will consider to keep it running."
>>>
>>>As the director of a LDS Family History Center, I have received a notice
>>>
>>>from Salt Lake LDS FHL, announcing the Beta testing of Family Search on
>>>line. It is not yet up, a problem with a piece of equipment, but will
>>>be starting sometimes this month and will be up only a few weeks as a
>>>test run.
>>>
>>>If there is not a lot of interest it will be taken off and not put back
>>>on. So spread the word and keep trying to get through. When it comes on
>>>line the URL will be:
>>>
>>> http://www.familysearch.org
>>>
>>>I have not been told exactly what will be available but know at least
>>>the Ancestral File and Family History Library Catalog will be included.
>>>
>>>Family Search is the name of the program we have on CDs in all LDS FHCs.
>>>
>>>Some public libraries also have this program. FS includes the IGI,
>>>Ancestral File, Family History Library Catalog, Social Security Death
>>>Records, Koran and Vietnam war death records, and Scottish Church
>>>Records.
>>>
>>>For those of you not familiar with the various searches, the IGI is the
>>>International Genealogical Index. It includes, in alphabetical order,
>>>all of the names that have been sent to the Temples to have ordinances
>>>performed in their name.
>>>
>>>Names in the IGI are usually submitted by members, but not always.
>>>Non-members also submit their family names to get them into the IGI.
>>>Some of the marriages may have been part of extraction programs. The
>>>names were taken from courthouse records and checked and rechecked by
>>>several volunteers before being accepted as correct.

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