I have never been to and LDS center, what types of information are at the sub stations, that are not on line? HAPPY HUNTING! Susan PI WARD Searching BEUCUS, CASPERSON, MICHEL, RETTBERG, WARD

The Family History Centers for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) has some computer and resource records that are not available on the internet. Namely, there are the military records on cd-rom, 100% of the International Genealogical Index (I.G.I.) on cd-rom, and other discs that the FHC might have according to what their budget is and the demand from patrons. All FHC's have a variety of books, microfiche, and microfilms depending on what has been donated to them and what they have room for. At our FHC (I work there every Wed. from 1 to 5 pm) in Tampa, Florida at 4106 E. Fletcher Ave (813-971-2869) across from the University of South Florida, we're blessed to have a lot of information and a good size library. We have a lot of info. on the southern states and a smathering of info. on other states throughout the U.S. and world. Please check out our church website at www.familysearch.com/Eng/Library/FHL/frameset_library.asp for the FHC info. in your area. There is a search screen for you to look it up. The best part is that you can order Microfilm for $3.25 for the first 30 days, plus $3.25 for an additional 60 days and then for a final $3.25 it is on indefinite loan at your FHC for yours and others use, permanently. Microfiche is on indefinite/permanent loan with your original order, you don't have to renew and it doesn't have to be sent back. The prices for the Microfiche vary and the FHC can give you the fees based on the bundle of fiche in a packet. Please ask the library volunteer to check the computer before you order any films. Sometimes a film is in the center and they may not have it listed. Now, the price of the Microfilm order may vary throughout the world. I don't know if this is the standard rate or if it vary's by area and postage as well. Please don't hold me to those prices, that is what they are in Tampa, Fl presently! Also, FYI, I have ordered the marriage index for Cuyahoga County, Ohio on film for indefinite/permanent loan. I have the years of 1906 through, I believe, 1916. I'll have to double check. If you would like me to do a "free-look up" on a name, on the index, I would be happy to help you when I have the time to do so. I need the 1) THE FULL NAME OF THE **WOMAN** (**MAIDEN NAME**) AND MAN, AND 2) THE APPROXIMATE YEAR OF MARRIAGE, please narrow it down to one or two years if possible. The index gives the Volume Number of the book of record and the number of their marriage. This provides a much easier way to search for the actual record on microfilm and/or order the certificate from Vital Records. Please be patient though, it may take me some time to look them up for you. I will do my best to work in a timely manner. Take care and God bless. I hope that this gives you some info. on the FHC's. After you've exhausted the internet, that's when the real digging comes in and you need to order films and fiche for more information. Please let me know if I can help you! Keep up the good work! Kelly Whitelock -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, November 14, 2000 8:44 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Genealogy/city directory questions I have never been to and LDS center, what types of information are at the sub stations, that are not on line? HAPPY HUNTING! Susan PI WARD Searching BEUCUS, CASPERSON, MICHEL, RETTBERG, WARD

You cannot do everything on line! How do you know that information on line is correct? There is nothing that will replace searching the original records. You can order film from LDS and search the original records that have been microfilmed. You can make copies of documents from those records. I have copies of everything pertaining to the lines I am searching. Then a year or two down the road, have gone back to those documents because I came across new information and all of a sudden, that copied document turned out to be a key piece of evidence. Having copies of documents is very important. One example of online info through IGI at the LDS website is the name of a person Hans Stephan Imel and wife Ursula - which is not correct. I have copies of the documents for their marriage and children's births (these are German records which list parents names on birth records) and the father's name on the records is clearly Johann Sterban, so it boils down to an interpretation. Johann had 10 children and some of the records do not have his name very clearly, but there are 3 of them that do. A friend of mine who was born in Germany did these translations for me, as I am not real good with the handwriting, but getting better! Not all records are on line. I have many records copied from film that are only on microfilm. So if you rely on just online records, I am afraid you are going to have big gaps in your information and you won't connect to the right family, if you connect at all. Not trying to step on anyone's toes here, but original document search is very important if you want to feel confident about your lines and that you have the right family. I'll get off my soap box now! Carole Lubbers, Marietta, Ga. researching Willard: Tuscarawas, Stark, Summit, Portage & Henry Counties, Ohio Immel: Burlaswagen, Germany to Holmes Co., Ohio Thomas G. Kemp: Cornwall, Engl. to Dover, Tuscarawas Co., Ohio Paczkowski/Paszkowski/Patzkowski: Prussia to Russia to Marion Co., Kansas Ruth Lloyd b. 1847 Merioneth Co., Wales, Father was John Lloyd b. 1816 Gwyddelwern Joseph Roberts b. 1848 husband of Ruth, can't locate anything for Joseph Dennis Hogan b. 1850 Ireland to Cleveland, Ohio abt. 1870 Mary Ellen Gleason b. 1852 Ireland to Cleveland, wife of Dennis Hogan ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, November 14, 2000 8:43 PM Subject: Re: Genealogy/city directory questions > I have never been to and LDS center, what types of information are at the sub > stations, that are not on line? > > > HAPPY HUNTING! > > Susan PI WARD > Searching > BEUCUS, CASPERSON, MICHEL, RETTBERG, WARD >