Rich: I agree that it's important to caution newbies regarding the massive errors in the IGI. but I think it's equally important to make a distinction between the IGI databases. The IGI does contain a good number of extracts from early church records in the form of indexes. I've found these to be quite accurate, and invaluable in pointing me to films containing the original records. Those who find matches in the IGI just need to learn to read the bottom of the screen to find out whether the information came from an individual doing family research (definitely in the low credibility class) or from extracted church records (considerably higher credibility, and easy to follow through to the original record on microfilm).
Kirsten -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of RICHARD SCHULTHIES Sent: Saturday, December 08, 2007 11:02 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] How to make a Master Source of the IGI It is NO different, but some researchers, a lot of them NEWBIES, find the IGI and give it as much or more credability than hearsay or undocumented notes. By the time they understand what IGI actually is, they have wasted a lot of time and money. SO I and others here will continue to mention this for each flock of newbies. Rich in LA CA Give Legacy as a Gift for 25% Off. Visit http://tinyurl.com/2b49et Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
