Thought it might intrest you Richard Williamson West Mansfield, Ohio rw8865@loganrec.com http://www.angelfire.com/oh2/williamson ---------- > From: Anna Williamson <annaw@loganrec.com> > To: Richard Williamson <rw8865@loganrec.com>; Brenda Simkovich <wfs@HiWAAY.net>; Joe Richmond <richmond@ezo.net>; Sandi Prill <Elaine4737@aol.com>; Mary Kathryn Erickson <mkate@sunlink.net>; Don Bell <ddbell@worldnet.att.net> > Subject: Fw: [BELL-L] UPDATE ON LDS RECORDS SEARCH > Date: Friday, April 02, 1999 10:12 AM > > > > ---------- > > From: ImaBR@aol.com > > To: BELL-L@rootsweb.com > > Subject: [BELL-L] UPDATE ON LDS RECORDS SEARCH > > Date: Wednesday, March 17, 1999 9:52 AM > > > > This Should Answer Question About LDS SEARCH > > > > > > Hello Fellow Researchers, > > > > I have been bombarded with questions on the Family Search Website and > > would > > like to pass on to you the information I received when I spoke to an > > "Official" Church > > spokesperson at Family Search. > > > > He advised me of the following: > > > > The OFFICIAL LDS Church website is LDS.ORG > > > > Go to media resources and find News update. > > > > The church is posting updates as they come in as to the state of the > > family > > search. > > > > Within 3 or 4 minutes of the NEWS UPDATE ANNOUNCING the FAMILY SEARCH > > is online. They will post it THERE! SO Keep checking. Should be a > > couple of > > days. > > > > It will be a MASSIVE SITE. They are prepared to test this site using > > anyone > > who wishes to go to it and use it. THERE WILL BE NO PASSWORD TO > > ACCESS IT. > > > > The rumor about the password was incorrect. When the site was put up > > it was > > restricted to a few....about 100 people who designed it and are > > putting the > > finishing touches on it, someone there LEAKED, YES LEAKED, (AN > > EMPLOYEE) and > > that is why some of you got in. When the masses bombarded the site > > it crashed > > cause it was not finished. They have now given each worker an > > INDIVIDUAL > > PASSWORD, > > SOOOOO IF it gets leaked again they will know who did it. It has > > been > > postponed > > being put online a few days because of the crash. > > > > There are now about 12 popular stories going around about Family > > Search. I > > ASSURE YOU MINE CAME FROM A CHURCH SPOKESMAN. > > > > IF you pass information about the site on to others please just send > > them this > > message I have sent you. The whole message. > > > > Now please remember this. > > > > 1. Go to LDS.org > > 2. Find Media Resources > > 3. Check News Updates > > > > That will inform you when it is going online. Please notify everyone > > you know > > who will be interested. > > > > I hope this helps you all. You have my permission to pass this note > > on > > to any Genealogy Lists you wish. Again, Please pass the whole note > > not > > just sections of it or we will have more rumors. > > > > Thanks, > > Karen Gaughan in Pa. Pahendrsht@aol.com > > > > > > ==== BELL Mailing List ==== > > Visit GENEALOGY RESOURCES ON THE INTERNET - > > http://members.aol.com/johnf14246/internet.html