The panelists include Mary George, Princeton University librarian, Michael R. Hill, University of Nebraska author, Judith Schiff, Yale University archivist, and Raymond S. Wright, Brigham Young University researcher. The program will take place in the same room as the Genealogy Committee meeting. The Genealogy and Local History Discussion Group will meet on Saturday, June 26th in New Orleans. For the Record The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has begun a brief public test of a new genealogical service on the Internet. No special password or clearance is required.
Present plans are for the test site to be available over the next few weeks.
Due to test requirements, the site may be unavailable at times or experience periods of slow response. The Church believes that once the test is completed and the service is formally launched, it will greatly enhance the way people trace their family history. Depending on evaluations of the test, the full service may be launched this spring or summer. With these brief remarks, the Family History Library of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has unveiled one of the strongest genealogical research websites. This powerful website can search the Ancestral File, International Genealogical Index, Family History Library Catalog, Family History SourceGuide, its own FamilySearch Pedigree Resource File, and a wide selection of websites.