"Charani" <SGBNOSPAM@ mail2genes.invalid> wrote in message news:47849254$0$47162$892e7fe2@authen.yellow.readfreenews.net... > On Sat, 05 Jan 2008 14:20:46 -0600, clifto wrote: > >> I hate to say it, but what I've seen of LDS so far is highly >> disappointing. >> What little tiny fragments of my family tree I've found there are sparse >> and inaccurate. I've pretty much stopped using their site as a resource. > > The IGI and their associated Pedigree and Ancestral files are a waste > of time because of the inaccuracies and outright fantasy entries. > It's a resource I rarely ever use now either. > It depends what you're looking for. The IGI has actual extractions of the Church of Scotland parish registers plus scottish births & marriages to 1875 so, as long as you check the source, can make a useful (and free) preliminary index to focus down on records before heading for Scotlands People. They also have extractions from real records for 19th century expats in the Middle and Far East. As long as you are careful with the source of the info (I ignore all patron-submitted material since there's no way to sift the good from the imaginary), and treat it as a preliminary search, the IGI has its uses and can save one money! Lesley Robertson