Thank you Rhonda -- do you know, there are still people online who blame "the Mormons" if they spot any incorrect bit of information on the LDS Family Search website. I don't know why - most of the data on the LDS site is acquired and posted by people like you ane me. But LDS has been at this much longer, its database is much larger, and it has always been available to the public. No, I am not Mormon, but I have found so much valuable information at the LDS site, and I appreciate all the effort, and especially the accessibility. And thank you, too, Rhonda, for the data that you make available. Helen Dearing ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ronda Houston" <ronda.houston@att.net> To: <WILBURN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, October 25, 2002 1:01 AM Subject: [WILBURN-L] Mormons put 1880 census online > >From CNN.com: > > SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (AP) -- The Mormon church has put millions of 19th > century ancestors on its genealogy Web site, giving family tree buffs a more > convenient -- and free -- way to trace their heritage. > > The church said Wednesday it's offering free Internet access to 55 million > names from the 1880 United States Census and the 1881 Canadian Census. > > Before, census records from those years were available on a microfilm set > spanning 56 compact discs -- a search process many found cumbersome and > time-consuming. People either had to buy the set or visit a Mormon genealogy > center. > > On the Web site, www.familysearch.org, The Church of Jesus Christ of > Latter-day Saints allows searchers to find ancestors not only by name, but > race, birthplace, location or neighbor's name. > > > Ronda Houston > Wilburn Web Coordinator > ronda.houston@att.net > http://www.geocities.com/wilburnweb/ > > > ==== WILBURN Mailing List ==== > Be sure to check out the Wilburn mailing list web page at > http://www.geocities.com/WilburnWeb/ > for links to other Wilburn pages! >