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From: "Tamara and Allen Wilkerson" <>
Subject: Family Research
Date: Sat, 3 Jul 1999 14:46:27 -0400


I got this from another list don't know if you everyone knew about it so I
thought I would pass it on.
Tammy
The Roots PC: Mormons ready new download
The Mormons will follow their popular FamilySearch.com site by releasing
a family tree organizer for the PC.

By Ashley Craddock, ZDNN
June 25, 1999 12:33 PM PT

UPDATED: 2:01 PM PT
The Mormon Church is making computerized genealogical research easier
than ever before.
As of Monday, June 28, the Church is offering free downloads of Personal
Ancestral File 4.0, a new Windows-based version of its genealogical
management program. The new software program is available at
www.familysearch.org.

The program does not provide genealogical data. Instead, it helps users
organize their family history records, then obviates the need for
illegible trees hand-written in ancient, spidery script. The program also
creates charts and logs to help users in their search for missing
ancestors.

The Mormon Church, which has been gathering genealogical records across
the world for more than a century, houses a mother lode of information.
It operates more than 3,400 Family History Centers and houses a huge
collection of records at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City,
which boasts records of more than 2 billion names.

Match made in heaven
The Internet and the Mormons are seemingly a match made in heaven. Family
history research ranks among the most popular Net-based activities
around. Coincidentally, family history research is considered a religious
obligation among the Mormons.

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