I am responding to the posting regarding the validity or , rather, reliability of the LDS information. There was a time when all that was available at their website, was Ancestral and Pedigree Resource files that were all contributed by individuals as a result of their own personal research. Now, however, the IGI series of entries include much, if not all of the locality files that were previously available only at the History Centers. Georgia Marriage Books A & B are both searchable by name, as well as many registered births. This site offers much to the researcher, who no longer lives close to the geographical location of their ancestors. I have had much luck finding names and marriage dates of my grandfather's siblings. The Ancestral Files also give the reseacher invaluable information to either prove or disprove as they see fit. It is most definitely a site worth visiting. Of course, if you don't know the names, your job is more difficult, but still not impossible. The site will also do a "parent search" listing the registered biths of particular people. Of course, original documents are the best way to prove the past, but for those of us who no longer reside in the Great State of Georgia, the internet offers us unlimited "springboards."