Ed, This is the latest I have seen on the LDS WEBSITE. This report is rather long; but should be of great interest to all. Sarah Ann Date: Tuesday, February 23, 1999 11:21 PM Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter Vol. 4 No. 10 - March 6, 1999 LDS Family History Web Site There have been lots of rumors lately about a new LDS Family History Web site. My mailbox has been filling up with messages about it, and the story has even appeared on MSNBC at: http://www.msnbc.com/news/246411.asp. The MSNBC article says, "Much to the delight of genealogists, the Mormons are preparing to make some of their vast holdings of family records available on the World Wide Web for the first time next month, if not sooner." The article continues, "The new web site ( http://www.familysearch.org ) won't officially launch until mid- April, but it is expected to "go live" for testing any day now. Church officials originally planned to leave the site open to all during the test period. But for fear of being swamped, they now may limit access to official testers with assigned passwords." When asked about a possible new online service, David Rencher, Manager of Outreach Coordination of the Genealogical Society of Utah, made the following official statement: Sometime in March or April 1999, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will conduct a brief beta test of a new genealogical service for the Internet. The Church believes this service will greatly enhance the way people trace their family history. A formal announcement and launch is expected in the Spring or Summer of 1999. Details will not be available until then.