Hi Folks, A dear friend sent me this messages, asked me to share it with others, so I have copied and pasted it here for anyone's use. Jo Autrey +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ The Church of JESUS CHRIST of Latter-Day Saints > > PUBLIC AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT 15 East South Temple Street, > Salt Lake City, Utah 84150 Phone (801) 240-2205 > > FamilySearch Offers Customized Research Assistance > Popular Website Redesigned For Family History Enthusiasts > > Log onto www.familysearch.org and you will find a newly redesigned > site thats easier to use and offers assistance from expert genealogists. > Just a year and a half after its successful launch, the FamilySearch > Internet Genealogy Service now offers a Research Guidance tool thats > particularly helpful for novice family history enthusiasts. > > Click on the <Search> tab, then <Research Guidance> and a virtual > genealogist introduces herself, "My job is to help you find records that > may contain information about your ancestors". A customized tour > follows as the virtual genealogist walks the user through the research > process and points to key resources and information available in the > Family History Library along the way. > > "Its like having an expert genealogist at your side", said Becky Kemp, > Product Manager for FamilySearch Internet. "FamilySearch has > always provided a wealth of information but with the virtual research > assistant, novice genealogists can now learn how to use it and how to > find it." > > Research guidance is also valuable for experts who specialize in a > particular locality but need help in an area outside of their expertise. > The new tool is expected to acquaint genealogists with the Family > History Library in an entirely new way. > > Paul Nauta, manager of planning and communications for the Family > and Church History Department, hopes Research Guidance will > encourage more people to search their family roots. > > "Some people shy away from or postpone doing their genealogy > because it can be difficult and time consuming. Research Guidance > makes it easier by giving users a successful place to start and staying > with them through the process." > > Another new feature of the completely redesigned website is > the Family History Library section which provides facts about the Family > History Library in Salt Lake City including services, hours, descriptions > of the collection, tips for preparing for a visit to the Library, > frequently > asked questions and contact information. > > The updated website also allows for future growth, accommodates > translation into other languages and makes features more visible. > Visitors now have access to news releases and available products as > well as information about educational opportunities in family history > research. > > The Family and Church History Department of The Church of > Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is committed to producing high-quality > products for the family historian. It maintains the worlds largest > repository of genealogical resources. To promote local and family > history research, the Church also maintains the Family History Library in > Salt Lake City and over 3,400 Family History Centers in 64 countries. > > # # # > > U.S. Contacts: Kim Farah 240-1977 Dale Bills 240-4377 > Michael Purdy 240-2363 Randy Ripplinger 240-6941 > > ============= > Else Churchill > Genealogy Officer > Society of Genealogists, 14 Charterhouse Buildings, London, EC1M 7BA > Tel +44 020 7251 8799 Fax +44 020 7250 1800 > > Visit the Society's website at > http://www.sog.org.uk/ >