NEW INTERFACE AT FAMILYSEARCH SITE ============================================================ At the Federation of Genealogical Societies' (FGS) annual conference in September, Richard E. Turley, Jr., managing director of the Family and Church History Department of the LDS Church, delivered the opening keynote speech entitled "The Family History Library: Its Past, Present, and Future in Identifying and Linking the World Family." During the speech, attendees were given a preview of FamilySearch Internet Genealogy Service, Release 2.0. Visitors to the FamilySearch site since last Thursday will have noticed that this new release is already in place. The site is divided into four sections--Home, Search, Share, and Library. Each section can be accessed easily by clicking on the corresponding tabs that are available for the most part throughout the site at the top of the page, making navigation quick and easy. The Home tab provides access to News, FAQs, and Ordering/Downloading products, as well as links to information about the LDS Church and a how-to section for beginners. In the Search tab, you'll be able to perform searches of the online data available from the site, get help from online research guides, search a directory of Web sites (or browse by category), and search the Family History Library Catalog (current as of April 2000). The Share tab is for registered users and contains links to e-mail collaboration lists and "Share My Genealogy"; it also allows visitors to submit their Web sites to FamilySearch. The Library tab is home to the newest section of the site and provides information about the Family History Library, its branch Family History Centers, and the Family History Library Catalog, as well as an education section that contains links to genealogical conferences, institutes, and home-study courses. Information is available for those planning on visiting the facilities, so that they can get the most from their visit. For more information, visit the site at: http://familysearch.org