Mary, This is MY understanding, you may know better than I? All films that the LDS library at Salt Lake City, the main headquarters, can be ordered by a local stake for a fee. If you pay the fee for it and order it in to your local LDS library, for it to stay indefinitely, I believe? the local library members of the church, may then upload the information to the LDS website, that being www.familysearch.org. I'm not sure of that, perhaps I should investigate further? Regarding the LDS members not knowing some of the things "I do" is not in reference to computer use at all. I was referring to the fact of being able to pull batch numbers from their site for specific locations, and in no way shape or form was I inferring that anyone was a computer idiot. Also, I don't consider myself in the position of "knowing alot". It just so happens that many years ago, I took several trips to the local library and was taken back by the amount of information that is available and I think that the LDS libraries are sometimes grossly overlooked by researchers. The amount of information they hold, for locations all over the world, is absolutely wonderful! My reference to the local libraries was to the idea that you CAN pull batch numbers for specific locations. I had always wondered, if at the main library in Salt Lake if there is a master batch number list for specific locations? I don't know the answer to that one either? Another item I should investigate further. Sometimes the batch numbers seem to follow in sequence, sometimes they do not. I was not aware that the volunteers in the library can sometimes be non-members of the Mormon church. On my visits, all the persons working, were members of the church. None of the batch numbers, or films I've ordered have had Jefferson Co. Catholic Cemetery records. However, there is one location here, Calvary cemetery, that does hold the listings of the burials in all of the Catholic cemeteries, with the exception of records that are missing or that have been destroyed for some reason. If you'd like, send me who you're looking for to my personal email address, and I can call them for you next week. Debbie ----- Original Message ----- From: "Genealogy/vonville/Cavy pigs/Ahnenvorschung" <[email protected]> To: "Debbie" <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> Cc: "v" <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, March 12, 2005 2:29 AM Subject: Re: Tricks for the IGI batch #'s > Hi, > I'm LDS but, haven't worked in the Library for about 15 years. Would you, > please, clarify for me what you mean by: > "which means, I believe, that the church members then have the option of > uploading all of that info onto their website." > 15 years ago it just meant that the film would stay in that FHC for forever. > Is there something new regarding the reference to "uploading all that info > onto their website", what website? Again, I haven't been there since the > computers were installed. I'm just curious, not testing you, just don't > understand which "website" is meant? > > Regarding LDS not knowing about some of the things you do...simple answer > for some of us...we are computer idiots...well, newbies...and turning the pc > itself on is sometimes intimidating lol. Most of us are "called" by local > Church authorities to do the Library work and some of the librarians are > "newbies" to both genealogy and computers; or old ones like myself who have > just taught ourselves pc ... and are always in a state of learning something > new. We need people like yourself to give us the benefit of your pc > experience. Since you know alot...your expertise could be used as a > volunteer at your local FHC. Many of the volunteers are not members of the > Church and about 98% of the people who use our Libraries are non members ... > we need you guys!!! > > Please, keep educating us, seriously, we do appreciate your knowledge, > Debbie! > > Question on the film which you have, does it also contain Louisville, > Jefferson Co., Catholic Cemetery Records. Just curious. My grandpa's > family is buried there and this Mormon convert is always perking up her ears > to see what is available on computer. Pcs make it so much easier than all > the mailings which were done to the Louisville Cemeteries so many years ago. > I do have most or all of my STANTON / STAUNTON RUDDY / ROODY (RAIDY?) and > WIGGINS info but am looking for GRASS info (which may actually be in IN.) > That's one of the great reasons for these Rootswebs sites. The other, in my > opinion, is to meet some of the nicest people! > > May God bless you in this His Great Work (and in your pc working), > Sincerely, > Mary > > > > > -- > Internal Virus Database is out-of-date. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 265.8.8 - Release Date: 2/14/2005 > >