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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 > > >