On 21/12/2014 16:49, J. P. Gilliver (John) wrote: > In message <[email protected]>, Jenny M Benson > <[email protected]> writes: >> On 20/12/2014 17:32, Percival P. Cassidy wrote: >>> Thank you very much. But are the records on FamilySearch reliable? I >>> have heard that some (much?) of the stuff in the LDS records is merely >>> conjecture or hearsay. >> >> Nowadays the LDS keeps the "extracted" and the "submitted" records >> separate so you pretty much know how much you can rely on what you >> see. "Extracted" means the original records (Parish Registers or BTs >> or whatever else) have been filmed by the LDS and sometimes you can >> view the images on site, sometimes you'll just see indexes. >> "Submnitted" records comprise informtion submitted by LDS members so >> reliability is very mixed - some very good, some decidedly iffy. >> > OP said not in the UK, but I don't think said where he is. Probably > worth (especially if in north America) seeing if there's an LDS family > history centre near you. My experience is decades out of date, but I was > favourably impressed with the one I visited (in north-east London, > England): what impressed me was that they did _not_ make any attempt to > bring me into their church - they just took me to the machines (mostly > microfilm in those days, with a few CDs) and let me get on with my > research. I think they'd have been quite happy to discuss religious > matters if I'd wanted to, but no pressure. (Of course, this could have > just been the one centre, or one set of staff.) But anyway, I'd say > worth investigating, if there's an FHC near you. I'ev had similar experiences with the one in Portsmouth. -- Graeme Wall This account not read, substitute trains for rail. Railway Miscellany at <http://www.greywall.demon.co.uk/rail>