-----Original Message----- From: Ken Boonie <kab9@apollo.vicon.net> To: PAHUNTIN-L@rootsweb.com <PAHUNTIN-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Saturday, March 06, 1999 9:17 PM Subject: [Fwd: LDS Website] >I receieved this from a friend in Salt Lake City who has worked for the >LDS church in their Family History department for many years. I think >this will clear up any ideas that are out there. > >Bruce > > >CHURCH GENEALOGY WEBSITE BEING PREPARED >See http://www.msnbc.com/news/246411.asp > <a href="http://www.msnbc.com/news/246411.asp">Link</a> > >Many Gems subscribers wrote to us about this article - a report called >"Genealogy bounty coming to Web." According to the report, "Much to the >delight of genealogists, the Mormons are preparing to make some of their >vast holdings of family records available on the World Wide Web for the >first time next month, if not sooner." The new website will be found at >http://www.familysearch.org and is set for release in April; a test >period >in March may be restricted to a small group of selected testers who will >be given a password. There is lots of good information in the article >about the Church's focus on genealogy. > >See http://newsnet.byu.edu/noframes/show_story.cfm?number=9543 > <a >href="http://newsnet.byu.edu/noframes/show_story.cfm?number=9543">Link</a> > >The BYU newspaper reports that the trial period will be held sometime in >March or April, with a formal launch date of "early summer." > >___________________________________________________________________ >You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. >Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com/getjuno.html >or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866] > >--------------2860BD1D6E74A5AB95FAAA1F-- >