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From: "Joyce Lund" <>
Subject: [PHILLY-ROOTS-L] Fw: Its officially on line Family Search IGI Ancestrial File and Library Catalogue
Date: Thu, 1 Apr 1999 14:16:26 -0800


Subject: Its officially on line Family Search IGI Ancestrial File and
Library Catalogue

>The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has begun a brief
public
>test of a new genealogical service on the Internet. The developmental
test
>is open to anyone with Internet access, and the site can be found at
>www.familysearch.org. No special password or clearance is required.
Present
>plans are for the test site to be available over the next few weeks.
Due to
>test requirements, the site may be unavailable at times or experience
>periods of slow response.
>
>The Church believes that once the test is completed and the service
is
>formally launched, it will greatly enhance the way people trace their
family
>history. Depending on evaluations of the test, the full service may
be
>launched this spring or summer. At that time, but not until then, a
detailed
>explanation will be made of the site and its various elements.
>
>The Family History Department of The Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-day
>Saints is an international leader in genealogical research with the
world's
>largest collection of family history records made available to the
public
>through a system of 3,200 Family History CentersT located around the
world.
>
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