Jeanette, aparently u either have to be Mormon, or have evidence of some sort that you are related to someone on the film before they will allow a non member to view it, at the time it seemed too much bother so I have never applied to view it yet. My Murrays went thru to Bothwell parish to farm, not sure why. Elizabeth Subject: Re: [MLN] MURRAY.CRAWFORD.BINNIE. > Hi Elizabeth > > I dont know anything about the names you are researching however I also have > traced some family moving from Bothwell and the surrounding areas to > Bathgate in West Lothian. The link in my case was farming however both areas > were large mining areas. Hope this helps. > > Do you know why those Bathgate films arent available to the general public? > > Jeanette > >> ______________________________

It was with some interest that I read the following email, and I would like to pose a question here... Just what records were you looking at? If they were records of members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons), then the segment below is a copy/paste from the screen regarding the Church's member records... "Microfilm of original records in the LDS Church Historian's Office, Salt Lake City. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- May print only direct ancestor and those born 95+ years ago. All other information must be crossed out." These are the only restrictions on searching Church Members records. If the records you were searching for were general ones, then you are incorrect... all those records are for each and everyone of us to search. If you go to www.familysearch.org - click on the search tab then click on family history library catalog - once there you can search for anywhere in the world, and if the Church has filmed documents there then the films will be available to all. Regards, Barbara (a member of the Church for the past 42 years) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Elizabeth Reid" <bluebel2@tpg.com.au> To: <MIDLOTHIAN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, December 14, 2004 1:06 PM Subject: [MLN] MURRAY.CRAWFORD.BINNIE. > Jeanette, > aparently u either have to be Mormon, or have evidence of some sort that > you > are related to someone on the film before they will allow a non member to > view it, at the time it seemed too much bother so I have never applied to > view it yet. My Murrays went thru to Bothwell parish to farm, not sure > why. > Elizabeth -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.296 / Virus Database: 265.5.2 - Release Date: 13/12/2004

There are certain films that are restricted,I've been a non member volunteer for 6 years at my local FHC and sometimes a film that a patron has ordered is designated a restricted film. It may be as in some cases that it is only available to view at Salt Lake,but not to be distributed to FHCs. I understand that before staffers at the FHC order a film from Salt Lake, they check the fiche that lists Restricted Films. Is this what the question is about ????? Frank McGonigal Ont.Canada ----- Original Message ----- From: "Barbara Jones" <bejays@ncable.com.au> To: <MIDLOTHIAN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, December 14, 2004 2:30 AM Subject: Re: [MLN] MURRAY.CRAWFORD.BINNIE. > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > May print only direct ancestor and those born 95+ years ago. All other > information must be crossed out." > > These are the only restrictions on searching Church Members records. > > If the records you were searching for were general ones, then you are > incorrect... all those records are for each and everyone of us to search. > > If you go to www.familysearch.org - click on the search tab then click on > family history library catalog - once there you can search for anywhere in > the world, and if the Church has filmed documents there then the films > will be available to all. > > Regards, > Barbara (a member of the Church for the past 42 years) > > >