In a message dated 5/4/2004 11:07:14 AM Central Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: > I have heard that if LDS film old records they copyright them and then you have to access them through LDS. This may not be correct. I don't think they leave the microfilm in the county. Please correct me if I am wrong. Martha > Yes, but it is no big deal. You may order the film to be sent to a LDS Family History Center near you. There is one in, almost, every city. The cost of $3.40 for the postage is certainly less than a trip to Attala Co., MS for most of us. The film can be kept for about 3 weeks to be viewed at your convenience for free on the microfilm readers. And the pages can be copied for a small fee. We have a new computer system at our LDS so the pages can be saved to disk for no charge or the copies are only 5 cents each. If the LDS microfilm the documents, they will be preserved forever and easy for everyone to view. They may give the courthouse a copy, too, I don't know more than what I have stated. I do know that researchers had made trips to the Attala County courthouse and had been told that they didn't have or couldn't find the Will Books for the mid 1800s and I found that the LDS had filmed them and got my gggrandfather, Hardy Bridges', Will and Probate records from the film. Julia French Wood

Microfilms ordered through the LDS library can be kept on a temporary or permanent basis. The cost for keeping the film permanently would be about $10. Sounds like LDS charges different prices for different cities. The cost for Mesa, AZ is $3.25 for 3 weeks, $6.50 for 6 weeks & $9.75 to keep the film permanently. Still cheaper than a trip to Attala Co. Donna Lowery Drake ----- Original Message ----- From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 2004 9:33 AM Subject: Re: [MSATTALA] Attala Records Rapidly Being Lost In a message dated 5/4/2004 11:07:14 AM Central Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: > I have heard that if LDS film old records they copyright them and then you have to access them through LDS. This may not be correct. I don't think they leave the microfilm in the county. Please correct me if I am wrong. Martha > Yes, but it is no big deal. You may order the film to be sent to a LDS Family History Center near you. There is one in, almost, every city. The cost of $3.40 for the postage is certainly less than a trip to Attala Co., MS for most of us. The film can be kept for about 3 weeks to be viewed at your convenience for free on the microfilm readers. And the pages can be copied for a small fee. We have a new computer system at our LDS so the pages can be saved to disk for no charge or the copies are only 5 cents each. If the LDS microfilm the documents, they will be preserved forever and easy for everyone to view. They may give the courthouse a copy, too, I don't know more than what I have stated. I do know that researchers had made trips to the Attala County courthouse and had been told that they didn't have or couldn't find the Will Books for the mid 1800s and I found that the LDS had filmed them and got my gggrandfather, Hardy Bridges', Will and Probate records from the film. Julia French Wood ==== MSATTALA Mailing List ==== Before forwarding any Virus Warnings or Chain Letters to anyone, check them out at: http://hoaxbusters.ciac.org/ Please Visit the Attala County Rootsweb site at <http://www.rootsweb.com/~msattala>