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