> FamilySearch® Internet Genealogy Service > > -------------------------------------------------------- > March 4, 1999 > > > > The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints released > the following statement regarding current speculation > about an Internet genealogy service sponsored by the > Church: > > 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. > > The Family History Department of The Church of Jesus > Christ of Latter-day Saints is an international leader > in genealogical research, with the world's largest > collection of family history records made available to > the public through a system of 3,200 Family History > Centers™ located around the world. > > -------------------------------------------------------- > For more information, contact Michael Purdy at > 801-240-2363, Dale Bills at 801-240-4377, or Dan Rascon > at 801-240-1977. >