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 -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jerry Cowley Sent: Wednesday, February 29, 2012 11:58 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [LDS-WC] European records chronology I had someone ask why we couldn't submit birth records prior to 1500 the other day. I remember its having something to do with whoever was pope issuing a decree that the parishes keep records sometime in the 1500s. (And true to human nature, some had already begun and some didn't bother for awhile.) What I can't put my finger on is the name of the Pope and the year of the decree. From what I'm finding on the Internet, it may have had something to do with Henry VII. Thanks everyone, Jerry