How can a non-LDS member access their information? Is it necessary to travel to the ends of the earth (Utah)? --- NEILEL@aol.com wrote: > > I'm not an LDS member, and I have never submitted my > own information to > them, but it's my recollection that when I looked > into it, that they were up > front about informing you what their intentions were > as far as using it. The LDS > has the largest amount of genealogy material of > anyone in the world. They > share it through their libraries free of charge to > anyone. When you are > researching events prior to the every person census > of 1850 one has to rely very > heavily upon them. Land records and legal documents > and church records they > have microfilmed are among the main tools that are > available. It would be > virtually impossible to personally visit all those > places where the information > resides. The IGI is just one of the things they > offer and while some of the > submissions to the IGI may not be correct, I have > traced family back to 1618 in > Europe by using it as one of the main tools. I > don't believe they > intentionally ever try to perpetuate false > information and I really don't understand > the LDS bashing that seems to have become so > popular. > > Neil > > > > In a message dated 7/17/2006 11:16:05 A.M. Pacific > Standard Time, > atsf@inow.com writes: > > Family Tree Maker, which is very good software, > makes me a little afraid > of it now as it's owned by Myfamily. What bother me > was the rep. of the LDS > of taking data and incorporated in their database > without the owners > permission. > > Jon Miller > > > > ==== PALEBANO Mailing List ==== > Lebanon County Gen Web Home Page: > <http://www.chm.davidson.edu/PAGenWeb/> > > > > > > > > ==== PALEBANO Mailing List ==== > Mid-Atlantic Roots Network: > <http://midatlantic.rootsweb.com/> > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

LDS has research libraries all over the place and they will order films for you to view on site. I think there is a small fee. If your order public records that are not available through your local public library, it may be worth the time and trouble. Ann ----- Original Message ----- From: "William Triest" <wtriest2@yahoo.com> To: <PALEBANO-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, July 17, 2006 8:22 PM Subject: Re: [PALEBANO] ancestry LDS or not How can a non-LDS member access their information? Is it necessary to travel to the ends of the earth (Utah)? --- NEILEL@aol.com wrote: > > I'm not an LDS member, and I have never submitted my > own information to > them, but it's my recollection that when I looked > into it, that they were up > front about informing you what their intentions were > as far as using it. The LDS > has the largest amount of genealogy material of > anyone in the world. They > share it through their libraries free of charge to > anyone. When you are > researching events prior to the every person census > of 1850 one has to rely very > heavily upon them. Land records and legal documents > and church records they > have microfilmed are among the main tools that are > available. It would be > virtually impossible to personally visit all those > places where the information > resides. The IGI is just one of the things they > offer and while some of the > submissions to the IGI may not be correct, I have > traced family back to 1618 in > Europe by using it as one of the main tools. I > don't believe they > intentionally ever try to perpetuate false > information and I really don't understand > the LDS bashing that seems to have become so > popular. > > Neil > > > > In a message dated 7/17/2006 11:16:05 A.M. Pacific > Standard Time, > atsf@inow.com writes: > > Family Tree Maker, which is very good software, > makes me a little afraid > of it now as it's owned by Myfamily. What bother me > was the rep. of the LDS > of taking data and incorporated in their database > without the owners > permission. > > Jon Miller > > > > ==== PALEBANO Mailing List ==== > Lebanon County Gen Web Home Page: > <http://www.chm.davidson.edu/PAGenWeb/> > > > > > > > > ==== PALEBANO Mailing List ==== > Mid-Atlantic Roots Network: > <http://midatlantic.rootsweb.com/> > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ==== PALEBANO Mailing List ==== to contact list administrator: travis21_98@yahoo.com

No, you don't have to travel to Utah. You can access their library catalog online at their website: www.familysearch.org You can search for information on books containing surnames you are researching or the localities where your ancestors lived. You can search for church records at the same site. Just jot down the call numbers that are listed, and then locate a Family History Center in your area. A list of centers can also be found on the LDS site. The Family History Centers will order the microfilms for you, and you can research them at their facility. There is a minor charge for the film rental. They do not charge an exhorbitant fee. Much of the information found in the IGI files on the LDS website has been taken directly from church and local town records. Not all of it is submitted by other researchers. It is listed on each page, if the information was submitted or came from official documents and records. If it was from an official document, it will give a Batch # and page number. You can click on the Batch # and it will bring up a page where all you have to do is add the page number or "00" if there was no number, and it will bring you up an index of all the records found in that document. If you determine you would like more information on an individual, you can get the "call numbers" for that document and have a Family History Center order it for you. I have yet to be treated rudely by any of their staff workers, and no, I am not a member of the LDS church. Hope this answers your question. Sharon ----- Original Message ----- From: "William Triest" <wtriest2@yahoo.com> To: <PALEBANO-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, July 17, 2006 8:22 PM Subject: Re: [PALEBANO] ancestry LDS or not > How can a non-LDS member access their information? Is > it necessary to travel to the ends of the earth > (Utah)? > > --- NEILEL@aol.com wrote: > >> >> I'm not an LDS member, and I have never submitted my >> own information to >> them, but it's my recollection that when I looked >> into it, that they were up >> front about informing you what their intentions were >> as far as using it. The LDS >> has the largest amount of genealogy material of >> anyone in the world. They >> share it through their libraries free of charge to >> anyone. When you are >> researching events prior to the every person census >> of 1850 one has to rely very >> heavily upon them. Land records and legal documents >> and church records they >> have microfilmed are among the main tools that are >> available. It would be >> virtually impossible to personally visit all those >> places where the information >> resides. The IGI is just one of the things they >> offer and while some of the >> submissions to the IGI may not be correct, I have >> traced family back to 1618 in >> Europe by using it as one of the main tools. I >> don't believe they >> intentionally ever try to perpetuate false >> information and I really don't understand >> the LDS bashing that seems to have become so >> popular. >> >> Neil >> >> >> >> In a message dated 7/17/2006 11:16:05 A.M. Pacific >> Standard Time, >> atsf@inow.com writes: >> >> Family Tree Maker, which is very good software, >> makes me a little afraid >> of it now as it's owned by Myfamily. What bother me >> was the rep. of the LDS >> of taking data and incorporated in their database >> without the owners >> permission. >> >> Jon Miller >> >> >> >> ==== PALEBANO Mailing List ==== >> Lebanon County Gen Web Home Page: >> <http://www.chm.davidson.edu/PAGenWeb/> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> ==== PALEBANO Mailing List ==== >> Mid-Atlantic Roots Network: >> <http://midatlantic.rootsweb.com/> >> >> > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > > > ==== PALEBANO Mailing List ==== > to contact list administrator: travis21_98@yahoo.com > > >