Hello, How do you access the Ancestral Files and just what are they? Our local LDS library is now closed but I never saw these files there when they were open. Thanks for any info. Carolyn > > Linda -- > > Ancestral file has some good points and some bad points. See my comments below. > > Howard Johnston > > by way of Genealogy Records Service wrote: > > > Hi, > > I'm new to this list and have a question. > > I have located ancestors on an Ancestral File (LDS) and some of the dates are > > different from my research. Also a couple of the surnames are spelled > > differently. I need to find out their verification for their research. > > Very true. Ancestral File is just a helping aid. Some of the information in it is accurate and some of it is not. > > > I > > know that the Ancestral File Numbers are the link. Exactly how would I find > > out who submitted the file and where their information came from? > > Submitters are listed right in the Ancestral File. As I recall, pressing F9 brings up the submitters [while in Ancestral > File program]. > > > TIA > > Linda in Michigan > > CHIMPAS@aol.com > > <http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Acres/1947/>http://www.geocities.com/He > > artland/Acres/1947/ > > > > ==== GenTips Mailing List ==== > > Don't forget to stop by our business web page for FREE genealogy forms and charts! We are adding more all the time!!!! > > http://www.genrecords.com > > ==== GenTips Mailing List ==== > Are you having trouble unsubscribing to the list? You can subscribe and unsubscribe to the lists we own from our web page at: > http://www.genrecords.com