The IGI is composed of many records copied by the LDS, but unfortunately it also has information submitted by individuals...and things are not "labeled" which is which. I work at our local FHC and we constantly remind people to NOT just accept what they find as absolute.......when you find something in the IGI you are not able to know which is a copy from an actual record and which is simply submitted by an a person.. thus, things from the IGI cannot be taken as fact either...only as a clue to where to start your own primary research. Just because we live far away doesn't prevent us from doing primary research; most courthouses mail documents, many historical or genealogical societies have resources that they will check for you, county libraries will copy pages, etc, the various internet county sites have volunteers that will look in their books and records for your family (and many will send a copy if you send a nice "thank you" along with copy costs and a SASE), and there are many books and CDs available for sale covering every conceivable area. Not all of the above are applicable for every area, but it's up to us to do our "homework" and find out what and where! It just takes digging, but it can be done..believe me. The vast majority of my own research has, by necessity, been done long distance, so to speak, and my documentation gathered has enabled me to join the DAR , Colonial Dames and various other like groups.... Sandra -----Original Message----- From: BlazrMom33@aol.com <BlazrMom33@aol.com> To: GABALDWI-L@rootsweb.com <GABALDWI-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Thursday, June 22, 2000 7:13 PM Subject: Re: [GABALDWI] Latter Day Saints >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." > > >==== GABALDWI Mailing List ==== >Your Support Keeps Rootsweb Free ! >http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/how-to-subscribe.html > >============================== >Get a MASTERCARD with NO Credit Check or Up Front >Cash Security Deposit and GUARANTEED* Approval! >NO Interest Rate! http://www.dollarsonthenet.com/cgi-bin/track/1631/19 > >