NEWS OF THE FAMILY HISTORY LIBRARY - VOL.4 #3 1992 IN THIS ISSUE In this issue of the News we will be reviewing the status of Ancestral File(TM) the International Genealogical Index(TM), and the Family History Library Catalog(TM). We also announce that FamilySearch(R) will be available in more places including public and private libraries. Also included are articles about contributing information to Ancestral File and submitting personal family history experiences for a new PBS series called "Ancestors". There is also an update on the Genealogical Projects Registry. ANCESTRAL FILE: THIRD EDITION The third edition of Ancestral File is now being shipped. On seven discs, this edition includes all information received by December 1991. It contains about thirteen million names linked into families and pedigrees, three million more than the previous edition. In addition, over 300,000 duplicate records have been removed from the file. The third edition also contains corrections made to the file, including the names and addresses of those who submitted the corrections and their reasons for making the changes. This information lets you coordinate research with others. To find this information, press the F9 key and choose "Notes and History of Changes." We have begun compiling the fourth edition of the file. It will include information contributed between December 1991 and August 1992. INTERNATIONAL GENEALOGICAL INDEX: 1992 EDITION The 1992 International Genealogical Index (IGI) is now being produced on microfiche. The Index has grown from 147 million names to about 187 million. The compact disc edition will be produced later. New information in the 1992 International Genealogical Index includes -- - 15.5 million names from worldwide birth, christening, and marriage records. - 12.5 million names from Latter-day Saint temple baptismal records, dating from the l840s to 1942. This is 95 percent of these records. The rest will be in the next edition. - 5 million names from Latter-day Saint endowment records, dating from 1942 to 1992. This is only a small percentage of these records. Also included on these records is the Latter-day Saint baptismal date. - 4.5 million names with incomplete information submitted for temple ordinances between 1978 and 1990 (records that did not previously qualify for inclusion in the Index). The microfiche for the regions of the United States and Canada are being distributed to family history centers, and the British regions will soon follow. The 1992 International Genealogical Index is not yet available for purchase. FAMILY HISTORY LIBRARY CATALOG: NEW EDITION A new edition of the Family History Library Catalog, dated February 1992, has been released on microfiche. A new edition of the Family History Library Catalog on compact disc is being tested. This edition will let you copy catalog entries (one at a time) to diskette for use in word-processing programs. The compact disc edition describes library holdings as of May 1992. FAMILYSEARCH: MORE AVAILABILITY FamilySearch is now available in 1,180 family history centers, many of which have just received it this year. FamilySearch will also be available to many centers in the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, and selected European countries by the end of 1992. FamilySearch is now available to nonprofit libraries and genealogical societies through a lease/license agreement with GeneSys, a division of DYNIX, Inc. For information on customer support, pricing, and updates, call (800) 222-3766 from the United States or (801) 375-6591 from outside of the United States. You can also write to -- GeneSys 175 North Freedom Boulevard Provo, UT 84601 ANCESTRAL FILE CONTRIBUTIONS Nearly 7,300 diskettes were contributed to Ancestral File during the first seven months of 1992. A new edition of "Contributing Information to Ancestral File (1992)" is now available. Those who contribute information receive a postcard thanking them for their information and confirming that it was received. If you do nor receive a card within six weeks of sending the information, contact the Ancestral File Operations Unit by calling (801) 240-4874 or by writing-- Ancestral File Operations Unit Family History Department, 2WW 50 East North Temple Street Salt Lake City, UT 84150 "ANCESTORS" PBS TELEVISION SERIES KBYU Television, in Provo, Utah, and Academy Award winning producer/director Sterling VanWagenen are joining forces to produce "Ancestors", a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) series on genealogy and family history. "The program will be America's first in-depth look at the significance of searching for family roots, the detective work that is part of the search, and the sense of completion and identity that comes from learning about one's ancestors," states KBYU Station Manager Mel Rogers. Scheduled to air in late 1993, Ancestors will teach viewers how to conduct their own family history research. Personal family history stories are being sought for possible inclusion in the series. If you have a particularly dramatic episode in your family history or in your family history research, KBYU-TV will send you a questionnaire to help you report the details. To receive a questionnaire, please write-- Ancestors KBYU-TV Provo, UT 84602 "Ancestors" will be dedicated to the memory of "Roots" author, Alex Haley. Before his death, Haley was an adviser in the development of "Ancestors" and was to host the series. GENEALOGICAL PROJECTS REGISTRY Summaries of 800 projects entered in the Genealogical Projects Registry database have been sent to the National Genealogical Society. Included in the Registry are the extraction projects of the Family History Department worldwide. Not all Family History Department projects are listed, however. For example, current Department projects not included in the registry are the every-name, every-column indexes of the 1880 United States census and the 1881 British census. ----------- News of the Family History Library is published six times yearly by the Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. ISSN 1052-8644. Not available by subscription. General information about the hours and services of the Family History Library is available at 801-240-2331. Comments are welcome. Please address them to: Editor, News of the Family History Library, 35 North West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84150. ----------- I have uploaded this text on my own initiative. You can read future editions by checking with your local Family History Center, but I will upload each issue as often as I can. --Terry Ann in Alabama, FHC Director -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ | Bill Green Minot, North Dakota | Home of the H0STFEST | | green@plains.nodak.edu |Forget the "Brad", it's really | | ak385@cleveland.freenet.edu | BILL | ------------------------------------------------------------------------ | RESEARCHING: Stanley IA/KS 1871- Cook IA/KS 1850- | | Brown MA/KS 1579- Mason NY/IA 1800- | | Lamb NC/KS 1851- Maxwell NY 1800- | | Wilson IN/IL 1871- Hediger - Swiss | | Anhorn - Kotchian - Kohoutek - Havlena - Marschall (E. Europe) | ------------------------------------------------------------------------