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You might be interested.

Don Kear


SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (September 28, 1998) -- Millions of family
records dating back more than 450 years are being made available to
the public today in two CD-ROM packages by The Church of Jesus Christ
of Latter-day Saints, the world's foremost authority on genealogy.

The North American Vital Records Index and the British Isles Vital
Records Index contain church, civil and parish records from the United
States, Canada and the countries of England, Wales, Scotland and
Ireland.

"These new CDs may save families hundreds of hours of time and
painstaking research," said Elder D. Todd Christofferson, executive
director of the Church's Family History Department. "The process is as
simple as typing in a name. But this is only the beginning of what's
to come. The Church is aggressively working toward developing other
products that will simplify genealogical research, making it faster
and easier to access needed information and trace family histories."

The North American Vital Records Index lists nearly five million names
taken from church and civil records and from other collections in the
United States and  Canada. The items in this seven-CD set focus on
marriage records (6 discs) and also list some births and christenings
(1 disc). The North American records indexed date from 1620 to1888.
The index will  be updated periodically as more information becomes
available, adding millions of new names with each future volume.

The British Vital Records Index contains nearly five million names
From parish registers, civil registrations and other record
collections in England,  Wales, Scotland and Ireland. The records on
the index span more than three centuries, from 1538 to 1888.  The five
CDs in this set concentrate on birth and christening records (4 discs)
and also list some marriages (1 disc). The amount of accessible data
can vary greatly from parish to parish. This vital records index will
be an ongoing project which will also be updated periodically.

"Nearly half of American families can trace part of their lineage to
the British Isles," Christofferson said. "Our repository of records is
the most comprehensive source available to help these families trace
their roots, not just to ancestors who arrived in America, but to
their forebears in 16th century England."

Genealogy is the third-most-popular hobby in the U.S. and the
second-most-popular topic on the Internet. According to a Maritz
Marketing Research study conducted for American Demographics Magazine,
approximately 19 million people actively trace their lineage.

Since 1978, thousands of Latter-day Saint volunteers and others have
spent millions of hours carefully reading and examining microfilmed
records. The volunteers "extract" from these original records the most
necessary and useful information, such as names, dates, places, and
family relationships. The resulting data is then indexed, and in the
case of the vital record indexes, automated into valuable resource
files that improve ease of access and save time for family history
devotees.

The Family History Department expects to begin releasing the 1880 U.S.
Census and the 1881 British Census in early 1999. This collection will
total more than 80 million names. Three other new software products
were introduced in April of this year. They include:

        1. Family History SourceGuide - an automated research guide,
developed by the experts at the world-famous Family History  Library.

        2. The 1851 British Census - an index to census records of
Devon, Norfolk, and Warwick co.

        3. The Australian Vital Records Index (1788-1905) - an index
to records from New South Wales, Tasmania, Victoria, and Western
Australia.

The Family History Department of The Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-day Saints is the world leader in genealogical work, with more
than 3,200 family history centers worldwide and the world's largest
collection of family history records, housed in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Items from the Family History Resource File CD-ROM Series are
available from:
        Church Distribution Center
        1999 West 1700 South
        Salt Lake City, Utah 84104-4233
        U.S.A.
        Telephone:      800-537-5950 [from the U.S. or Canada]
                        801-240-1126 [international]
        FAX orders:     801-240-3685

Product description:
        British Vital Records Index (1538-1888), (Item #50028) 5 CDs,
Price: $15
This product is an index to parish registers, civil registration
records and other records collections in parts of England,  Wales,
Scotland and Ireland. Nearly five million names. Four CDs contain
birth and christening records; one CD lists marriages.

        North American Vital Records Index (1620-1888), (Item #50029)
7 CDs, Price: $19
This product is an index to church and civil records and some other
records collections in parts of the United States and Canada. Nearly
five million names. Six CDs contain marriage records; one CD lists
births and christenings.

        Family History SourceGuide, (Item #50176), Price: $10
The first automated WindowsR product of its kind for the Church,
SourceGuide is an automated research guide. Product does not show
information about individuals, but will help the researcher by listing
the types of records and sources needed to find the requested
information. CD is designed for those who know basic information about
their ancestors, but now need to search original sources to complete
their personal records. Also compiles information from more than 150
research guides developed at the Family History Library in Salt Lake
City, Utah.

        1851 British Census, (Item #50096) 1 CD, Price: $5
This product is an index to the census records of Devon, Norfolk, and
Warwick counties only. About 1.5 million names were transcribed from
original census returns. Includes such information as a person's name,
relationship to head of household, sex, age, occupation, birthplace,
and residence.

        Australian Vital Records Index (1788-1905), (Item #50095) 4
CDs, Price: $20
This product is an index to records from New South Wales (1788-1888),
Tasmania (1803-1899), Victoria (1837-1888), and Western Australia
(1841-1905). The index contains about 4.5 million records of births,
christenings, marriages, and deaths.


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