Just thought I'd pass this on: -----Original Message----- From: CChacon@aol.com <CChacon@aol.com> To: IMMI-GRAND-L <IMMI-GRAND-L> Date: Wednesday, February 03, 1999 6:01 PM Subject: [IMMI-GRAND-L] Story from NewsNet.byu.edu >This is a multi-part message in MIME format. > >--part0_918092587_boundary >Content-ID: <0_918092587@inet_out.mail.aol.com.1> >Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII > >I saw this on another genealogy list and though it might be of interest. > ><< The Family History Department of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day >Saints is working to make genealogical files accessible from a family history >Web site. > Elaine Hasleton, a public affairs representative from the Family History >Center in the Joseph Smith Memorial Building, said the Web site is in its >developmental stages. > The project is underway, however Hasleton said no set completion date >has been given. > The ancestral files of the LDS Church will most likely be accessible >from the site, said Craig Foster, a spokesman for the family history center's >public affairs projects. > Foster said the details of what other files and information will be >accessible from the site is not final. > 'We are all excited about the future for family history,' said Jana >Darrington, 21, a senior from Mesa, Ariz., majoring in family history. > > 'Making a Web site for family history seems like a logical thing for >the LDS Church to do ... It would be a dream to be able to work out of my >home. I can work for as long as I want, whenever I want.' > -- Lynda Cameron, Provo, regular HBLL Family History Center patron > > As the department assistant for the Harold B. Lee Library's family >history department, Darrington said many people have asked about the >possibility of family history files going online. > 'This will make things much more available for the patrons and make >genealogy work widely known,' she said. > Darrington expects the number of people going to family history centers >to naturally decline once the files become available from home. > 'But I'm sure the elderly who don't feel comfortable using the Internet >will still make use of the facilities,' Darrington said. > Lynda Cameron of Provo visits the HBLL Family History Center at least >once a week, sometimes more. > 'Making a Web site for family history seems like a logical thing for the >LDS Church to do,' Cameron said. > Cameron is originally from Australia, where her father, Keith Williams, >still resides. She said they are both working on genealogy for their family >continents apart. > 'This will really open information up for my father and make things more >available for everyone,' Cameron said. 'It would be a dream to be able to work >out of my home. I can work for as long as I want, whenever I want.' > Darrington also mentioned that this new project with family history >will introduce many non-members to the LDS Church. > 'There are many people who work on family history that are not Mormon,' >she said. > Many of them already use LDS family history departments, and with the >future Web site many more will become familiar with the LDS Church, Darrington >said. This story is copyrighted by http://newsnet.byu.edu and Brigham Young >University. > > For more news see newsnet at http://newsnet.byu.edu > > > >> > > >--part0_918092587_boundary >Content-ID: <0_918092587@inet_out.mail.worldnet.att.net.2> >Content-type: message/rfc822 >Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit >Content-disposition: inline > >Return-Path: <swedes-owner@smultron.com> >Received: from rly-yc05.mail.aol.com (rly-yc05.mail.aol.com [172.18.149.37]) > by air-yc01.mail.aol.com (v56.24) with SMTP; Wed, 03 Feb 1999 > 12:38:00 1900 >Received: from smultron.com (smultron.com [192.41.19.90]) > by rly-yc05.mail.aol.com (8.8.8/8.8.5/AOL-4.0.0) > with ESMTP id MAA02566; > Wed, 3 Feb 1999 12:37:33 -0500 (EST) >Received: (smultron@localhost) by smultron.com (8.8.5) id LAA22078; Wed, 3 Feb > 1999 11:33:58 -0600 (CST) >Received: from acs1.byu.edu (ns.byu.edu [128.187.22.129]) by smultron.com > (8.8.5) id LAA22036; Wed, 3 Feb 1999 11:33:48 -0600 (CST) >From: don-asp.sierra-resource@worldnet.att.net >Received: from 128.187.51.26 ("port 1321"@newsnet.byu.edu [128.187.51.26]) > by yvax.byu.edu (PMDF V5.2-30 #31181) > with SMTP id <01J7AY9FPWEI009ZTE@yvax.byu.edu> for swedes@smultron.com; Wed, > 3 Feb 1999 10:33:12 MST >Date: Wed, 03 Feb 1999 10:33:11 -0700 >Subject: SE: Story from NewsNet.byu.edu >To: swedes@smultron.com >Message-id: <01J7AY9FQCF0009ZTE@yvax.byu.edu> >X-Mailer: Allaire Cold Fusion 3.1 >Sender: swedes-owner@smultron.com >Precedence: bulk >Reply-To: don-asp.sierra-resource@worldnet.att.net >Mime-Version: 1.0 >Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII >Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit > >smultron.com Forum http://construct.nu/forum >Services http://services.smultron.com > > > don-asp.sierra-resource@worldnet.att.net has sent you a story from >http://newsnet.byu.edu > Here it is: > > I read the following story today regarding upcoming inernet access to LDS >Family History information and thought it would be interesting news for >Smultrons. >Donald E. Asp > > > > >The Family History Department of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day >Saints is working to make genealogical files accessible from a family history >Web site. > Elaine Hasleton, a public affairs representative from the Family History >Center in the Joseph Smith Memorial Building, said the Web site is in its >developmental stages. > The project is underway, however Hasleton said no set completion date has >been given. > The ancestral files of the LDS Church will most likely be accessible from >the site, said Craig Foster, a spokesman for the family history center's >public affairs projects. > Foster said the details of what other files and information will be >accessible from the site is not final. > 'We are all excited about the future for family history,' said Jana >Darrington, 21, a senior from Mesa, Ariz., majoring in family history. > > 'Making a Web site for family history seems like a logical thing for >the LDS Church to do ... It would be a dream to be able to work out of my >home. I can work for as long as I want, whenever I want.' > -- Lynda Cameron, Provo, regular HBLL Family History Center patron > > As the department assistant for the Harold B. Lee Library's family >history department, Darrington said many people have asked about the >possibility of family history files going online. > 'This will make things much more available for the patrons and make >genealogy work widely known,' she said. > Darrington expects the number of people going to family history centers >to naturally decline once the files become available from home. > 'But I'm sure the elderly who don't feel comfortable using the Internet >will still make use of the facilities,' Darrington said. > Lynda Cameron of Provo visits the HBLL Family History Center at least >once a week, sometimes more. > 'Making a Web site for family history seems like a logical thing for the >LDS Church to do,' Cameron said. > Cameron is originally from Australia, where her father, Keith Williams, >still resides. She said they are both working on genealogy for their family >continents apart. > 'This will really open information up for my father and make things more >available for everyone,' Cameron said. 'It would be a dream to be able to work >out of my home. I can work for as long as I want, whenever I want.' > Darrington also mentioned that this new project with family history will >introduce many non-members to the LDS Church. > 'There are many people who work on family history that are not Mormon,' >she said. > Many of them already use LDS family history departments, and with the >future Web site many more will become familiar with the LDS Church, Darrington >said. This story is copyrighted by http://newsnet.byu.edu and Brigham Young >University. > > For more news see newsnet at http://newsnet.byu.edu > > > > > >Subscribe http://smultron.com/sub-swed.htm >Unsubscribe http://smultron.com/sub-swed.htm > > >--part0_918092587_boundary-- > > >==== IMMI-GRAND Mailing List ==== >List problems? 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