----Original Message----- From: Mary Grabanski <mggrab@polarcomm.com> To: McCullough-L@rootsweb.com <McCullough-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Wednesday, March 17, 1999 9:31 PM Subject: [McCullough-LDS Church online research L update >I am passing this on to the various lists I am on or manage. Hope this >helps. From: Deborah Byrd >This Should Answer Question About LDS SEARCH > >Hello Fellow Researchers, >I have been bombarded with questions on the Family Search Website and >would like to pass on to you the information I received when I spoke to >an "Official" Church spokesperson at Family Search. He advised me of >the following: > >The OFFICIAL LDS Church website is LDS.ORG. Go to media resources and >find News update. The church is posting updates as they come in as to >the state of the family search. Within 3 or 4 minutes of the NEWS >UPDATE ANNOUNCING the FAMILY SEARCH is online. They will post it THERE! >SO Keep checking. Should be a couple of days. It will be a MASSIVE >SITE. They are prepared to test this site using anyone who wishes to go >to it and use it. THERE WILL BE NO PASSWORD TO ACCESS IT. The rumor >about the password was incorrect. When the site was put up it was >restricted to a few....about 100 people who designed it and are putting >the finishing touches on it, someone there LEAKED, YES LEAKED, (AN >EMPLOYEE) and that is why some of you got in. When the masses bombarded >the site it crashed cause it was not finished. They have now given each >worker an >INDIVIDUAL PASSWORD, SOOOOO IF it gets leaked again they will know who >did it. It has been postponed >being put online a few days because of the crash. There are now about 12 >popular stories going around about Family >Search. I ASSURE YOU MINE CAME FROM A CHURCH SPOKESMAN. IF you pass >information about the site on to others please just send them this >message I have sent you. The whole message. Now please remember this: > >1. Go to LDS.org >2. Find Media Resources >3. Check News Updates > >That will inform you when it is going online. Please notify everyone you >know who will be interested. I hope this helps you all. You have my >permission to pass this note on to any Genealogy Lists you wish. Again, >Please pass the whole note not just sections of it or we will have more >rumors. > > > > Betty Lou Riley In Southern OH, USA List Owner for: OHAdams-L, KYGreenu-L, KYLewis-L, and McGovney-L Instructions at: <http://www.zoomnet.net/~chipmunk/SurnamesMail.html> CC:/CCA:KY Greenup Co. CCA:KY Lewis Co. Boards Admin.for Adams Co.,OH Betty Lou Riley In Southern OH, USA List Owner for: OHAdams-L, KYGreenu-L, KYLewis-L, and McGovney-L Instructions at: <http://www.zoomnet.net/~chipmunk/SurnamesMail.html> CC:/CCA:KY Greenup Co. CCA:KY Lewis Co. Boards Admin.for Adams Co.,OH