In a message dated 12/12/2006 2:33:03 AM Eastern Standard Time, [email protected] writes: > the church is digitizing films &fiche and making > a alphatetical listing for all of them! That will all be free. And I do > think FHC and Ancestry are parting of the ways. Rose I am well aware of what the LDS is doing in the future. But with the cost of digitizing and the amount of Films and fiche that they have this will not be a "fast" process. They expect it to be sooner than they did originally, but even at the faster pace it is unlikely that it will be during the life time of some older and more seasoned researchers. Also, I use only their microfilms now that are actual copies of documents and records. I certainly after 50 years of researching would not accept anything as "fact" that is on the Ancestry or IGI series. Perhaps for a clue but that is all. Since I work on lineage background it has to be proven and documented. I also did lectures for a number of years for the family history fair while in Fl. and personally knew the gentleman who was the head of that FHC (from my hometown area) and used the LDS centers for years (ordering films) know what their future plans are. This will explain a little of what they intend to do, but nothing is in concrete and many changes could take place before their process is done. http://www.lds.org/library/display/0,4945,40-1-3384-9,00.html Also reading between the lines note "to search the majority of the GMRV’s film collection". Pat