[Ger-Poland-Volhynia] Article in WSJ

[Rose Ingram]

Don't be looking for any records from Europe too soon - like maybe 5 years 
or more.
The Indexing of filmed Lutheran records that SGGEE volunteers are working on 
now will be part of this project, which database of indexed names will be 
linked to digital images.   Patience..

I have inquired about this, about 99% of the data coming on-line stuff will 
be from US records and in English - of course.

Rose Ingram


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From: "Ray Bloch"

> To all members:
>
> June 22, 2006 in the Wall Street Journal, Page D1
>
> Article entitled:  "New Ways to Dig For Your Roots Online"
>
> In the third paragraph it states the following:
>
> "In recent months, FamilySearch.org, a free site sponsored by the Church
> of Jesus Christ of Latterday Saints, has been expanding its collection of
> birth, marriage, death, census and other records.  It has also begun a
> massive project to digitize billions of records previously avilable only
> on microfilm, particularly civil, church and local records.  It plans to
> make those available online beginning early next year."
>
> I thought this might be of interest for those of us who have spent time
> waiting for microfilms to arrive at our local Family History Centers.
> This technology will allow us the ability to scour the records in the
> Family History Library from our computers at home.
>
> Ray Bloch
>
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