Hello Robin, Well, it just takes a little time to get used to it. You can still access the IGI by opening Family search, click on "Historical collections" and then in the search box, type IGI, which will pop up on the screen and then you can add it to your favourites. https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/igi The same for Hugh Wallis's batch numbers - they still work too. http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~hughwallis/IGIBatchNumbers /CountryEngland.htm#PageTitle However, you'll find that the updated Family search is on the whole quite good, as they have transcribed a lot of parish records from BTs , by their own "professionals" and the records are much more accurate. When doing a search, try putting in more than just "England", but, for example, "Sompting, Sussex, England", then you'll get first of all records for Sompting, if there are any, followed by other places in Sussex, and then just "Sussex" - more vague and probably a few from Kent and/or Surrey - which isn't bad, as people moved around a lot more than we are inclined to think. Another interesting aspect is that if you find some info on Sompting, for example, and you'd like to know more, then click on the little arrow on the right of the page next to someone's name, where they give more details, and also the batch number. If you copy and paste the batch number, you'll get all the records for Sompting during that period. So... don't despair, we've no choice anyway except to follow the trend! I've just changed from XP to Windows 7! Ggrr! Good hunting! Mary Connaughton

Another plus point for the new Family Search - you can chose to ignore all the fanciful records "submitted by a member of the LDS church" and search only the "real" records, ie those from PR transcripts etc.   Neal ________________________________ From: Mary Connaughton <[email protected]> To: 'ROBIN COATES' <[email protected]>; [email protected] Sent: Friday, 14 December 2012, 13:17 Subject: Re: [SFHG] What's happened to the IGI Hello Robin, Well, it just takes a little time to get used to it.  You can still access the IGI by opening Family search, click on "Historical collections" and then in the search box, type IGI, which will pop up on the screen and then you can add it to your favourites. https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/igi The same for Hugh Wallis's batch numbers - they still work too. http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~hughwallis/IGIBatchNumbers /CountryEngland.htm#PageTitle   However, you'll find that the updated Family search is on the whole quite good, as they have transcribed a lot of parish records from BTs , by their own "professionals" and the records are much more accurate.  When doing a search, try putting in more than just "England", but, for example, "Sompting, Sussex, England", then you'll get first of all records for Sompting, if there are any, followed by other places in Sussex, and then just "Sussex" - more vague and probably a few from Kent and/or Surrey - which isn't bad, as people moved around a lot more than we are inclined to think. Another interesting aspect is that if you find some info on Sompting, for example, and you'd like to know more, then click on the little arrow on the right of the page next to someone's name, where they give more details, and also the batch number.  If you copy and paste the batch number, you'll get all the records for Sompting during that period. So... don't despair, we've no choice anyway except to follow the trend! I've just changed from XP to Windows 7!  Ggrr! Good hunting! Mary Connaughton  ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I have tried to ignore said records, but not succeded - can you explain how? Karen nee Styles ________________________________ From: Neal Ward <[email protected]> To: Mary Connaughton <[email protected]>; 'ROBIN COATES' <[email protected]>; "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, 14 December 2012, 14:06 Subject: Re: [SFHG] What's happened to the IGI Another plus point for the new Family Search - you can chose to ignore all the fanciful records "submitted by a member of the LDS church" and search only the "real" records, ie those from PR transcripts etc.   Neal ________________________________ From: Mary Connaughton <[email protected]> To: 'ROBIN COATES' <[email protected]>; [email protected] Sent: Friday, 14 December 2012, 13:17 Subject: Re: [SFHG] What's happened to the IGI Hello Robin, Well, it just takes a little time to get used to it.  You can still access the IGI by opening Family search, click on "Historical collections" and then in the search box, type IGI, which will pop up on the screen and then you can add it to your favourites. https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/igi The same for Hugh Wallis's batch numbers - they still work too. http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~hughwallis/IGIBatchNumbers /CountryEngland.htm#PageTitle   However, you'll find that the updated Family search is on the whole quite good, as they have transcribed a lot of parish records from BTs , by their own "professionals" and the records are much more accurate.  When doing a search, try putting in more than just "England", but, for example, "Sompting, Sussex, England", then you'll get first of all records for Sompting, if there are any, followed by other places in Sussex, and then just "Sussex" - more vague and probably a few from Kent and/or Surrey - which isn't bad, as people moved around a lot more than we are inclined to think. Another interesting aspect is that if you find some info on Sompting, for example, and you'd like to know more, then click on the little arrow on the right of the page next to someone's name, where they give more details, and also the batch number.  If you copy and paste the batch number, you'll get all the records for Sompting during that period. So... don't despair, we've no choice anyway except to follow the trend! I've just changed from XP to Windows 7!  Ggrr! Good hunting! Mary Connaughton  ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Sorry, not sure if I sent the message in the right way, so here's another try... -----Message d'origine----- De : [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] De la part de Mary Connaughton Envoyé : vendredi 14 décembre 2012 14:18 À : 'ROBIN COATES'; [email protected] Objet : Re: [SFHG] What's happened to the IGI Hello Robin, Well, it just takes a little time to get used to it. You can still access the IGI by opening Family search, click on "Historical collections" and then in the search box, type IGI, which will pop up on the screen and then you can add it to your favourites. https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/igi The same for Hugh Wallis's batch numbers - they still work too. http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~hughwallis/IGIBatchNumbers /CountryEngland.htm#PageTitle However, you'll find that the updated Family search is on the whole quite good, as they have transcribed a lot of parish records from BTs , by their own "professionals" and the records are much more accurate. When doing a search, try putting in more than just "England", but, for example, "Sompting, Sussex, England", then you'll get first of all records for Sompting, if there are any, followed by other places in Sussex, and then just "Sussex" - more vague and probably a few from Kent and/or Surrey - which isn't bad, as people moved around a lot more than we are inclined to think. Another interesting aspect is that if you find some info on Sompting, for example, and you'd like to know more, then click on the little arrow on the right of the page next to someone's name, where they give more details, and also the batch number. If you copy and paste the batch number, you'll get all the records for Sompting during that period. So... don't despair, we've no choice anyway except to follow the trend! I've just changed from XP to Windows 7! Ggrr! Good hunting! Mary Connaughton ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi I too find the new IGI 'difficult' but I now use 2 different methods which work well for me. 1. Go to www.archersoftware.co.nz Select eg England on the left list. Select the county. Select the parish. Enter surname being searched. You can then access all the BDM for that name in that parish. These are BDM from PR on the IGI. This site is like the Hugh Wallis one but easier to use in my opinion. 2. From the IGI home page select 'all data bases'. You can search for the database you want eg criminal or land records. Before selecting a particular data base check it covers the years and country required. You can then avoid getting all those long lists of USA records when you only want Sussex ones. Good luck Brenda