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From: Daneen Swanke <>
Subject: [Fwd: Fw: [NCGUILFO-L] LDS Ancestral Files]
Date: Sun, 28 Feb 1999 19:27:45 -0700

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To All,
A bit of genealogy information...

Daneen Connery Swanke

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Date: Sun, 28 Feb 1999 18:01:35 -0700
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Daneen,
Can you wait? Look at this message.
Sally

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> From: Jim W. Tackitt, Pres./Editor <>
> To:
> Subject: [NCGUILFO-L] LDS Ancestral Files
> Date: Sunday, February 28, 1999 12:31 PM
>
> > Beginning March 1st, the LDS church has decided to release Family
Search
> > to the internet for a 3 week trial basis at:
http://www.familysearch.org
> >
> > They would like everyone to try it out and respond! Happy day! We
> > aren't certain exactly how it will be laid out. May only start with a
> > few of
> > the programs...but it's a start! I hope it won't get out of hand.
>
> I hope that genealogy "beginners" are made aware that the Ancestral
> File of the LDS Church is notorious for the erroneous material that has
> been entered [most certainly by well-meaning folk and probably somewhat
> better than the material found in the commercial "Ancestry" and "Family
> Tree Maker" files] and that the Church does provide a disclaimer with
> the data:
>
> "The information [in these files] has NOT been verified against any
> official records. Since the information in Ancestral File is
> contributed, it is the responsibility of those who use the file to
> verify its accuracy."
>
> Although the Ancestral File does contain extensive errors and NO
> DOCUMENTATION, nonetheless this will be an interesting experiment and a
> huge time-saver to those who use these files.
>
> Jim W. Tackitt, 1830 Johnson Dr., Concord, CA 94520; <>
>
> ***************************************************************
> Tackett Assn. Website: <http://www.jps.net/jtackitt/index.html>;
>

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