Good morning, Good point ! This comes up regularly at SGS library with overseas visitor's The practice should be that where possible IGI entries , especially where they have been submitted by a member , are checked against another source . i.e. OPR , Census, Kirk Session Minutes. The "IGI's" are a wonderful source but unfortunately some of the entries which have been placed there by individuals rather than from an OPR film can be erroneous . Please "handle these with care " and check them out . LDS have made FH available to so many people !! Regards John John D. Stevenson Edinburgh > I'm not an LDS churchmember but do volunteer in a Family History Center. > A FHC director informed me of the problem they had in constructing the > IGI with dates of the proclamation of the Banns written in the Old > Parish Records. Since there was no place in the software to put the > dates for BANNS, it was decided they would have to be input as > MARRIAGES. You'll not find BANNS dates and MARRIAGE dates like you find > Births and Baptisms. Perhaps its happened with Patron Submissions, but > I've not yet seen a Banns entry in the IGI. The volunteers had no > choice but to do as they were instructed. It sure has caused a lot of > researching problems over the years. Meg Greenwood / Oklahoma USA > ======================= > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > SCT-EDINBURGH-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com Version: 8.0.175 / Virus Database: 270.8.4/1751 - Release Date: 27/10/2008 22:44