Jennifer, thank you for a description of the different categories on FamilySearch. I was aware of the different categories, but not aware of the distinct differences between them that you pointed out. I did not know that some were indeed sourced very accurately, therefore, I had a tendency to view them all through the same perspective.
Charles ________________________________ From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Saturday, March 13, 2010 10:16 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] FamilySearch Please be careful about lumping all "LDS records" into the same category. There are actually several different categories, and the reliability varies. Many are indeed "sourced" very accurately. 1. Ancestral File: Yes, these are records submitted by researchers, generally without sources and so must be taken as possibly correct or possibly incorrect - but valid as suggestions for where to look for other records. 2. IGI: Some are submitted by researchers. Others are records extracted from actual parish records, government records, etc. The batch number and the identified source film will identify those records. Those are as reliable as any other set of transcribed records- whether it be on Ancestry, FreeBMD, FreeREG, etc. The short coming of the extracted records is that not all the available information is transcribed. But seeking the identified source will provide the extra info. 3. Pedigree Resource File: Similar to (1) above. 4. Family Search pilot site: This combines two sets of records. a. Transcriptions of actual parish, govt, records - often with a link to the image of the actual record. Again, the reliability is no different than that of any other transcribed source. b. Images scanned from the microfilmed records not yet transcribed or indexed. These images are the exact same thing you would see if you went to a church and viewed the actual parish registers. Or to the state or county office and viewed the actual record. Jennifer In a message dated 3/13/2010 9:04:53 P.M. Central Standard Time, [email protected] writes: __________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 4943 (20100314) __________ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
