If someone suddenly runs across estate records in some country of their ancestral origin that go back pre-1500 documenting the people's lives who lived on the estate, I'm sure the Medieval department would be happy to allow the family to work on getting the Temple work done, after checking to make absolutely sure it isn't a duplication of records already being worked on somewhere. It's not like they say, "No, you absolutely can't", but more like "There's not much we haven't already gotten access to, so check first." To my mind, that sounds perfectly reasonable, but obviously there's lots of folks out there that want to re-invent the wheel *their* way. Karen On Thu, Mar 1, 2012 at 9:34 AM, Jerry Cowley <[email protected]> wrote: > I KNOW the policy and about the superb work of the Medieval group that > cleared this particular sector of names. The background discussion I heard > was about WHEN the vast majority of Europe began keeping records. It's > tangential to the policy, but helped me understand how things developed the > way they did. I just can't remember which pope. > > The Internet sites I've visited suggest that the struggle between Henry > VIII, his marriage issues, and the pope of record led to a general order > that the parishes must keep records. That would be about 1520-1530 or so. > If, so, then in a backhanded way, we owe Henry VIII and the pope a thank > you. (Not that it wouldn't have happened anyway.) 1500 was also > pre-Renaissance, pre-Reformation in England, when Europe was beginning to > emerge from the Medieval Age, so these events may not have been directly > related. > > > http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2108400/Vatican-exhibition-The-threa > tening-letter-sent-Pope-asking-annul-Henry-VIIIs-marriage.html > > There's an exhibit of documents from this period of time as well. > > Thanks everyone > Jerry > > ------------------------------------------------- > > The actual policy is: > Pre-1500 names. Because there is already much duplication of this work, > members can submit names of persons who lived before 1500 A. D. only by > contacting FamilySearch Support at contact.familysearch.org. This does not > apply to individuals born before A.D. 1500 in China, Korea, Taiwan, > Singapore, or Malaysia, who may be submitted without permission. > > Please continue following Church policies regarding temple submissions, > since these still apply in the new FamilySearch. For example, pre-1500 > names > need Family History Department permission; pre-200 names need permission > from the First Presidency; individuals born in the last 110 years need > permission from the closest living relative (order: spouse, children, > parents, siblings). Refrain from submitting famous people, royalty, or > Jewish Holocaust victims, and refrain from submitting names with estimated > information or no date or place, which increases the likelihood of > duplication. It is better to take more time researching before submitting > inaccurate or estimated information for temple work. > > Shanna > > > __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus > signature > database 6929 (20120301) __________ > > 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 > -- Finding ancestors is like eating potato chips--you can't stop with just one!