This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------296E297632AC7AE733278AFF Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Here is some more helpful information from Richard. Brenda --------------296E297632AC7AE733278AFF Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Return-Path: <[email protected]> Received: from lists5.rootsweb.com ([63.92.80.123] verified) by front001.cluster1.charter.net (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 3.3.2a) with ESMTP id 7786948; Sat, 25 Nov 2000 13:23:49 -0500 Received: (from [email protected]) by lists5.rootsweb.com (8.10.1/8.10.1) id eAPILKB24950; Sat, 25 Nov 2000 10:21:20 -0800 Resent-Date: Sat, 25 Nov 2000 10:21:20 -0800 X-Original-Sender: [email protected] Sat Nov 25 10:21:19 2000 Message-ID: <[email protected]> From: "Richard Cottrell" <[email protected]> Old-To: <[email protected]> Date: Sat, 25 Nov 2000 12:19:51 -0600 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2314.1300 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2314.1300 Subject: [TNMONROE-L] Other Records that can be accessed through the LDS Web Page Resent-Message-ID: <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Resent-From: [email protected] X-Mailing-List: <[email protected]> archive/latest/1618 X-Loop: [email protected] Precedence: list Resent-Sender: [email protected] X-Mozilla-Status2: 00000000 There are other records that one can access through the LDS Web Page. You can access Christening Records the same way you access Marriage Records. However the Christening Records are very, very selective and not quite as numerous as the Marriage Records. I'll give you an example: I wanted to find out if a birth for a Mary V. Davis was recorded in Pike Co., MO. This particular person is my gg Grandmother who married William L. Cottrell. I did the same procedure for the Marriage Records, except in place of the 'M', I placed the later 'C'. Last Name: Davis Region: North America Batch Number: C515602 This is the result: Ann Davis Christened: 1 Oct 1865 Pike, Missouri Father: Henry Davis Mother: Rosannah Davis Batch Number: C515602 Years: -1865 Source: 0974634 I clicked on the Source and it gave me this: Marriage records, 1825-1916 Pike County (Missouri). Recorder of Deeds. So the records do exist. It is just that these records are selective. Also there is a way to find out exactly what records exist for a county in any state. When you logon the LDS web page once again you will see the four tabs: Home, Search, Share, Library Click on the 'Library' tab. Once the page appears you will see four tabs labeled: Family History Library Family History Centers Family History Library Catalog Education Click on the 'Family Histroy Library Catalog'. Once the page appears you will see a 'Place Search' tab, go ahead and click on this item. Then when the page appears you will see 'Place', then type in: Monroe Then click the 'Search' tab. When the page appears what you are going to get is every place named Monroe in the US and maybe even worldwide. Scroll down and find: Tennessee, Monroe and click on this item. The next page that will appear will list everything for Monroe Co., TN that is in the LDS system. Scroll through and click on any item you wish to look at in that county. I clicked on the: Tennessee, Monroe-Vital records. When the page appeared I got a listing of Vital records for Monroe Co., TN that is in the LDS system. I clicked on 'Marriage Records, 1838-1915, Monroe County, (Tennessee). County Clerk. And when that page appeared at the very top of the page was a 'View Film Notes' and I clicked on that item. The next page gave me a complete breakdown of the marriage records for Monroe Co., TN that are on microfilm in the LDS system. The benefit of doing this and finding this info is that now I have some kind of idea what records or other records have been done for Monroe Co., TN. Now I am not affiliated with the LDS church, but one thing I do know is these folks have acquired a lot of info and it certainly doesn't hurt to know just what they have in the way of records. Also I can go to the Courthouse or Public Library and possibly check and see if they have in any of these records. Now that I know what to look for it makes it much easier to find the info. Plus I can contact other Researchers and see if they have any of this info or know where it might be located. That's it. Richard ============================== Ancestry.com Genealogical Databases http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist2.asp Search over 2500 databases with one easy query! --------------296E297632AC7AE733278AFF--