All microfilmed records are available on loan to local Family History Centers. But...books, and maps are not. The help of the trained staff is also a major plus for being in Salt Lake. If you are truly interested in what is there, go to Familysearch.org and look at the library catalog. You can print out any sources that are of interest to you and organize them in a logical order. Then go to the Family Histoy Library and spend your time wisely. It is great to work in your jammies at 3 in the morning, but the online sources probably have 25 % of the records for all areas, if that much. Not all of these records are at the FHL but they have at least three times as many records on film. I am an avid online researcher, but also have gone to Salt Lake to research probably 20 different times or more, spending a solid week each time, making wonderful advances in my work. Millie

Just keep in mind that most of the records at the LDS library are submitted by people like us. They are not primary sources. My husband's family was mormon~~they did their job and submitted genealogies. They have found major mistakes in previously submitted material and the church would not correct the mistakes. Case in point-- my mother-in-law's mother's middle name--My mother-in-law found that her mother's middle name was incorrect on the LDS file. My mother-in-law lived in Salt Lake so she went to the church to correct the mistake. They told her that she obviously did not know her mother's middle name because there records were correct! She had her mother call and they told her that she did not know her OWN middle name!! All I am trying to say is be cautious--and find original sources whenever possible. Jen

Good point. My mom has submitted tons of her genealogical stuff to the LDS library, so I'm assuming she at least got her middle name right. She did however mess up our marriage date on a record she gave me and I never thought to check the records at the LDS library. Will have to do that now. Thanks, Julie ----- Original Message ----- From: "jenandgarth" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, May 30, 2005 12:37 PM Subject: Re: [KYHARDIN] Re: I am so close to Salt Lake Library-where do I start > Just keep in mind that most of the records at the LDS library are > submitted by people like us. They are not primary sources. My husband's > family was mormon~~they did their job and submitted genealogies. They > have found major mistakes in previously submitted material and the church > would not correct the mistakes. > > Case in point-- my mother-in-law's mother's middle name--My mother-in-law > found that her mother's middle name was incorrect on the LDS file. My > mother-in-law lived in Salt Lake so she went to the church to correct the > mistake. They told her that she obviously did not know her mother's > middle name because there records were correct! She had her mother call > and they told her that she did not know her OWN middle name!! > > All I am trying to say is be cautious--and find original sources whenever > possible. > > Jen > > ==== KYHARDIN Mailing List ==== > If you wish to unsubscribe from the Hardin Co., KY Mailing List, send only > the word > UNSUBSCRIBE to [email protected] or if you are on the Digest > List to [email protected] > > ============================== > Census images 1901, 1891, 1881 and 1871, plus so much more. > Ancestry.com's United Kingdom & Ireland Collection. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13968/rd.ashx >