> Shelley >> >These little gem come from the SLC Church Distribution Center - 1 800-537-5971 >in the US and Can. >They are new and I know of two titles - 1851 British Census (50096) $.5.00 >SourceGuide (50176) $10.00 There are others. I ordered North American Vital Record Index and it is on back order. I copied the message below from another mailing list. >> 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 co. >> 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: 800-537-5950 [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. >> For more information, contact Dan Rascon 801-240-1977 or Paul Nauta >> 801-240-6498.