But they are not available for the MAC !! alley wrote: > > Forwarding this from another list. These CDs are CHEAP!!!!!!!! > alley > > -----Original Message----- > From: Don Stanton <TeeSquare@ecr.net> > To: Multiple recipients of list <va-roots@vlinsvr.vsla.edu> > Date: Thursday, October 22, 1998 9:07 PM > Subject: News Release Announcing Sale of LDS Cd's > > >Here it is Folks, all of the information about the LDS FHC CD's and > >ordering information: > >New Genealogy Databases on CD-ROM for Home Use > > > > Popularity of Genealogy Enhanced by Innovative Home > >Software Products > > September 28, 1998 > > > > 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 North American Vital Records Index and the British Isles > >Vital Records Index contain church, civil and parish records from the > >United States, Canada and the countries of England, Wales, Scotland and > >Ireland. > > > > "These new CDs may save families hundreds of hours of time > >and painstaking research," said Elder D. Todd Christofferson, executive > >director of the Church's Family History Department. "The process is as > >simple as typing in a name. But this is only the beginning of what's to > >come. The Church is aggressively working toward developing other products > >that will simplify genealogical research, making it faster and easier to > >access needed information and trace family histories." > > > > The North American Vital Records Index lists nearly five > >million names taken from church and civil records and from other > >collections in the United States and Canada. The items in this seven-CD set > >focus on marriage records (6 discs) and also list some births and > >christenings (1 disc). The North American records indexed date from 1620 > >to1888. The index will be updated periodically as more information becomes > >available, adding millions of new names with each future volume. > > > > 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." > > > > Genealogy is the third-most-popular hobby in the U.S. and the > >second-most-popular topic on the Internet. According to a Maritz Marketing > >Research study conducted for American Demographics Magazine, approximately > >19 million people actively trace their lineage. > > > > Since 1978, thousands of Latter-day Saint volunteers and > >others have spent millions of hours carefully reading and examining > >microfilmed records. The volunteers "extract" from these original records > >the most necessary and useful information, such as names, dates, places, > >and family relationships. > > The resulting data is then indexed, and in the case of the > >vital record indexes, automated into valuable resource files that improve > >ease of access and save time for family history devotees. > > > > The Family History Department expects to begin releasing the > >1880 U.S. Census and the 1881 British Census in early 1999. This collection > >will total more than 80 million names. Three other new software products > >were introduced in April of this year. They include: > > > > 1. Family History SourceGuide™ – an automated research > >guide, developed by the > > experts at the world-famous Family History Library. > > > > 2. The 1851 British Census – an index to census records > >of Devon, Norfolk, and > > Warwick counties. > > > > 3. The Australian Vital Records Index (1788-1905) – an > >index to records from New > > South Wales, Tasmania, Victoria, and Western > >Australia. > > > > The Family History Department of The Church of Jesus Christ > >of Latter-day Saints is the world leader in genealogical work, with more > >than 3,200 family history centers worldwide and the world's largest > >collection of family history records, housed in Salt Lake City, Utah. > > > > Items from the Family History Resource File CD-ROM Series are > >available from: > > Church Distribution Center > > 1999 West 1700 South > > Salt Lake City, Utah 84104-4233 > > U.S.A. > > > > Telephone: > > 800-537-5971 [from the U.S. or Canada] > > 801-240-1126 [international] > > > > FAX orders: > > 801-240-3685 > > Product description: > > > > British Vital Records Index (1538-1888), (Item #50028) 5 > >CDs, Price: $15 > > This product is an index to parish registers, civil > >registration records and other records > > collections in parts of England, Wales, Scotland and > >Ireland. Nearly five million > > names. Four CDs contain birth and christening records; > >one CD lists marriages. > > > > North American Vital Records Index (1620-1888), (Item > >#50029) 7 CDs, Price: $19 > > This product is an index to church and civil records and > >some other records > > collections in parts of the United States and Canada. > >Nearly five million names. Six > > CDs contain marriage records; one CD lists births and > >christenings. > > > > Family History SourceGuide™, (Item #50176), Price: $10 > > The first automated Windows® product of its kind for the > >Church, SourceGuide is an > > automated research guide. Product does not show > >information about individuals, but > > will help the researcher by listing the types of records > >and sources needed to find the > > requested information. CD is designed for those who > >know basic information about > > their ancestors, but now need to search original sources > >to complete their personal > > records. Also compiles information from more than 150 > >research guides developed at > > the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah. > > > > 1851 British Census, (Item #50096) 1 CD, Price: $5 > > This product is an index to the census records of Devon, > >Norfolk, and Warwick > > counties only. About 1.5 million names were transcribed > >from original census returns. > > Includes such information as a person's name, > >relationship to head of household, sex, > > age, occupation, birthplace, and residence. > > > > Australian Vital Records Index (1788-1905), (Item > >#50095) 4 CDs, Price: $20 > > This product is an index to records from New South Wales > >(1788-1888), Tasmania > > (1803-1899), Victoria (1837-1888), and Western Australia > >(1841-1905). The index > > contains about 4.5 million records of births, > >christenings, marriages, and deaths. > > > >The total purchase price including S/H & Sales Tax (if required) for all 5 > >CD Sets (18 CD's) $73.14 > > > >NOTICE: The following Sets are on Backorder and will ship seperately in 2 > >or 3 weeks: > > North American Vital Records Index (1620-1888), (Item > >#50029) 7 CDs, Price: $19 > > Australian Vital Records Index (1788-1905), (Item > >#50095) 4 CDs, Price: $20 > > > > > > > > ==== DODSON Mailing List ==== > Please do NOT send attachments to the list.