From Patricia Hardesty
Do you remember coming to the Family History Library or the Joseph Smith Memorial Building and looking at rows and rows of black binders filled with family group sheets? The largest section of those collections can be found on your computer. The Family Group Record Collection – Archive Section have been scanned and are found on the
Historical Records. This is so exciting to find the
families that were turned in by our grandparents from
1942 to 1969. The majority of the family group records
go back many . . .
Do you remember coming to the Family History Library or the Joseph Smith Memorial Building and looking at rows and rows of black binders filled with family group sheets? The largest section of those collections can be found on your computer. The Family Group Record Collection – Archive Section have been scanned and are found on the
Historical Records. This is so exciting to find the
families that were turned in by our grandparents from
1942 to 1969. The majority of the family group records
go back many . . .
generations and end prior to the 1500′s. These are the names turned in for temple ordinances by members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
For years these sheets were kept in Salt Lake City in the library. If you wanted a copy, you could submit an old request form for a TIB (Temple Index Bureau) and Archive Sheet. In 1973 the Genealogical library began filming the sheets. You could order the films, but it would take time to look at the films and for a whole family you may need quite a few films for all the different names.
But now you may view the sheets on Family Search. Since the sheets are in alphabetical order by family name then by head of the family, it doesn't take too many clicks to locate the correct family group records. Once you choose a name to see, you will be asked to sign in to FamilySearch.
Click here on Family Group Record Collection – Archive Section. This opens a page to explain about the records. Click on View Images in this Collection and look for names by the alphabet list. It is fun to seek out family names and also to learn if family members answered the request to send in the requested four generation information. Once you choose a name to view, you will be asked to sign in to FamilySearch. For more information click on the "learn more" words found on the Family Group Record Collection-Archive Section link in purple above.
For years these sheets were kept in Salt Lake City in the library. If you wanted a copy, you could submit an old request form for a TIB (Temple Index Bureau) and Archive Sheet. In 1973 the Genealogical library began filming the sheets. You could order the films, but it would take time to look at the films and for a whole family you may need quite a few films for all the different names.
But now you may view the sheets on Family Search. Since the sheets are in alphabetical order by family name then by head of the family, it doesn't take too many clicks to locate the correct family group records. Once you choose a name to see, you will be asked to sign in to FamilySearch.
Click here on Family Group Record Collection – Archive Section. This opens a page to explain about the records. Click on View Images in this Collection and look for names by the alphabet list. It is fun to seek out family names and also to learn if family members answered the request to send in the requested four generation information. Once you choose a name to view, you will be asked to sign in to FamilySearch. For more information click on the "learn more" words found on the Family Group Record Collection-Archive Section link in purple above.