[or-roots] LDS Online Library

[W David Samuelsen]

This was announced at the FGS Conference September 7th. By that time BYU 
already scanned over 5,000+ of family genealogies that are already in 
public domain. Linked also through familysearch.org's Catalog, too.

David Samuelsen

D. J. Brotherton wrote:
> This information came to me from another list and I am wondering if anyone on the Oregon Roots list has used this website.  It was new to me.
> 
> Dolores
> djbrtb at kci.net
> 
> 
> The LDS Family History Library has announced that it has begun the  process of digitizing and making available on the Internet all of the  Family History books in their collection.  About 5000 books have been  digitized and are available, and they have announced that they are  adding about 100 titles a week to the on-line collection.
> 
> Go to  the web site of the Harold B. Lee Library at BYU, 
> 
> http://www.lib.byu.edu/
> 
> HOW TO USE:   From the list of collections that are displayed, choose:
> 
> "Find Other Materials"
> "Electronic"
> "On Line Collections at BYU"
> Choose the TAB "Text Collections"
> And, finally, "Family History Archive"
> 
> 
> It turns into an Adobe file and you can use  all your Adobe features.
> 
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