---------- > From: Mary Ann Kaylor <makaylor@npwt.net> > To: KAYLOR-L@rootsweb.com > > >From Dick Eastman's current online genealogy newsletter: > > > > - LDS FamilySearch.org To Add 240 Million New Names > > > >There hasn't been any official announcement, but two Salt Lake > >City newspapers report that the Mormon's popular online Web site > >will add a lot more records to their online database on Monday. > >The addition of 240 million new names will mean that a total of > >640 million records will now be available at > >http://www.familysearch.org. > > > >In addition, FamilySearch plans early next year to index the new > >Pedigree Resource File (PRF), a database of family history records > >being uploaded to the site by users. Only the index is expected to > >be online. The files containing PRF data will be available on a > >set of CD-ROM disks. The PRF, already listing more than 5 million > >names, is projected to grow at the rate of 1.2 million names per > >month. > > > >Full details are available at: > >http://www.sltrib.com/1999/nov/11161999/utah/47672.htm and at > >http://www.desnews.com/cgi-bin/libstory_reg?dn99&9911150026