Couple of things here. First, according to my best information, records are no longer being extracted for temple work. We're indexing instead, and the burden is back on the members. Extracted records were authorized to keep all the temples going that we've been building in recent years because the member submissions didn't keep up. Duplicated ordinances weren't considered to be a big concern way back then. Now my father's line was not LDS and little work was done on it except extraction. Towards the end of the extraction phase, I noticed that names I had already done were being extracted and added. My understanding, after I asked questions, was that the way it was originally set up, the extracted records went straight in. The computer only matched exact records, so not all the submissions lined up. If a woman's name showed up with her married name and her maiden name, for example, someone had to combine it mechanically. The result was some hit and miss work. Some couples were sealed (an extracted marriage record) before their birth extraction caught up with things. So their basic ordinances were left undone for awhile. From a birth record, the child might be sealed before his parents were. I've spent decades filling in the missing elements on this line. I'm grateful for the work that was done that I don't have to arrange for, don't get me wrong. But some of the date sequences look a little strange. That's OK. I believe extraction was inspired for its time. Extraction provided far fewer duplications than careless member submissions ever did. Formerly, about a third of member submissions were duplicates. Now checking is easier, and so many resources are available to members from their own homes, the responsibility again falls on the members. As I synch my records, I'm try to combine what's left. Thanks to all our extractors and temple attendees for all the help that extraction brought us. By the way, I read once that the program was adopted while Gordon B. Hinckley was an apostle supervising the work. Jerry __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 7007 (20120328) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com

my friend swope a family that was extracted way back then and is going to finish all remaining ordinances. He found them only yesterday after spending months looking for the family in his line. David Samuelsen On 3/28/2012 11:42 AM, Jerry Cowley wrote: > First, according to my best information, records are no longer being > extracted for temple work. We're indexing instead, and the burden is back > on the members. > > Extracted records were authorized to keep all the temples going that we've > been building in recent years because the member submissions didn't keep up. > Duplicated ordinances weren't considered to be a big concern way back then.

I am not sure the precise difference between extraction and indexing. I find that records on my Michigan ancestors are indexed and then put into nFS. Is this then an extraction record? I go in and attempt to put the families together and correct the mistranscriptions but it is a labor of love that I do not enjoy. According to "Hearts Turned to the Fathers, A history of the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1894-1994", extractions were started in order to REDUCE duplication. In my opinion, this did not solve the issue. The only true solution to reduce duplication is for members to carefully verify and submit their ancestors. I like the quote by President Kimball that goes like this, "If we would slow down, we would get more done." The wonderful thing that I see about indexed or extracted records it that they are helpful so that we do not miss a person or entire families. One of my Ward members had skipped an entire generation on his father's side. I found a birth record that was entered by extraction that told me the parents indicated were not correct. With a lot more effort and a social security application to verify the names of the parents, that family was discovered. Nancy Scott -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jerry Cowley Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2012 01:42 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [LDS-WC] Extracted records released to the Temple Couple of things here. First, according to my best information, records are no longer being extracted for temple work. We're indexing instead, and the burden is back on the members. Extracted records were authorized to keep all the temples going that we've been building in recent years because the member submissions didn't keep up. Duplicated ordinances weren't considered to be a big concern way back then. __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 7007 (20120328) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com Please send the one word message SUBSCRIBE or UNSUBSCRIBE to [email protected] ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message