This is FYI - one of the best explanations of the LDS site records I've seen yet. However, if you do a Customized Search by surname, it will pull up a list of books housed at Salt Lake that includes the surname. Again, as you know, take everything with a grain of salt until you've proven it for yourself step-by-step. Just because it's in print, doesn't mean it's right. If something includes documented sources, it's a better bet than most and at least you have a starting point to check for yourselves. Enjoy! Ruby - --------------------------- >Below is some information regardin the LDS Family History site. There are >some problems because of the massive demand. > >Additionally, I want to ditto what has been said about the accuracy of the >IGI and Ancestral File. Unless the information was retrieved as part of the >Controlled Extraction Program back in the 70s, then be prepared for errors. >Both the IGI and Ancestral File information is submitted by individuals and >these entries are NOT checked for accuracy by Salt Lake. The Church has told >submitters to ensure their work is as complete and correct as possible, but >this has not been the case, and, like many of you, I have come across some >bizarre information. Ultimately, both the IGI and Ancestral File can be good >research tools but they can't always be taken as gospel truth! > >Finally, while the information in the IGI cannot be changed (unless the >validity of the ordinance work is affected) if mistakes are found in >Ancestral File, they can be corrected by submitting a GEDCOM disk from any of >the genealogical software programs. > >Happy Searching! > >Jane > > > >CHURCH GENEALOGY WEBSITE SWAMPED >See http://www.desnews.com/dn/view/1%2C1249%2C100003951%2C00.html > ><A >HREF="http://www.desnews.com/dn/view/1%2C1249%2C100003951%2C00.html">Link</A> >See http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0%2C4586%2C2266660%2C00.html > ><A >HREF="http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0%2C4586%2C2266660%2C00.html"> Lin >k</A> >See http://www.omaha.com/Omaha/OWH/StoryViewer/1%2C3153%2C161611%2C00.html > ><A >HREF="http://wwwomaha.com/Omaha/OWH/StoryViewer/1%2C3153%2C161611%2C00.html ">L >ink</A> > > >In response to the overwhelming demand for access to the genealogy website >sponsored by the Church, a temporary measure was implemented which limited >visitors to only 15 minutes access time. Technicians estimate that as many >as 100 million "hits" are being registered at the site each day, which is >only able to respond to about 40 million of them. The website address is >http://www.FamilySearch.org > >Meanwhile, praise continues to come in for the Church's efforts. "The >collection of names is an awesome accomplishment in itself, but the treasure >of information it opens to genealogical researchers is priceless." > >Copyright 1999, LDSWorld-Gems - distributed on the Internet via the >LDSWorld-Gems mailing list. Messages may be forwarded to individuals if this >trailer is included, but may *not* be re-posted publicly or reprinted in any >other form without explicit permission. LDSWorld-Gems webpage: >http://www.lds-gems.com/ >To subscribe to Gems, send a message to "[email protected]" with >"subscribe ldsworld-gems" (without quotes) in the message body; or to leave >the list, say "unsubscribe ldsworld-gems". >David Kenison, Orem, Utah - [email protected], [email protected] > > > >