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Subject: Scandinavia Records on LDS Disks
Date: Wed, 01 Aug 2001 08:02:53 -0700

Hi everyone,

I thought I would share this news article. It's very exciting news for
those of us trying to trace our heritage pre-South African emigration.

Regards,
Lesli Langsmith
Ridgefield, Washington USA


Scandinavia Records on LDS Disks
BY BOB MIMS
THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE

The LDS Church's release of millions of Scandinavian records on CD-ROM is
being hailed as a major new reference tool for genealogists seeking to peel
away the mystery of their Old World roots.

The eight-disk Vital Records Index for Scandinavia contains 4.5 million
records -- 3.5 million culled from birth and christening documents and 1
million from marriage certificates recorded in Norway, Sweden, Denmark and
Finland.

Paul Nauta, of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints' Family
History Department, said that with the click of a computer mouse,
Scandinavian genealogists now can quickly access information on two or
three generations at a time.

"Birth and christening records usually included the parents of the child,"
he said. "With 4.5 million of these vital records, the total number of
individuals available in the database could easily be over 10 million."

The CD-ROM set is available for $16.50 at LDS Church distribution centers
worldwide by calling 800-537-5971 or through the Internet at
www.familysearch.org.



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