Genealogy Family Registry Now Accepting Inquiries

The Family Registry, a service of the Genealogical Department launched in late 1983, is now accepting inquiries from genealogists.

More than 60,000 registrations have been entered into the computerized indexing system so far, and it continues to grow.

Microfiche copies of the index are available at the main genealogical library in Salt Lake City and at branch genealogical libraries in the United States and Canada. New registrations are welcomed. Registration forms are available at any of the libraries or by mail. Write to: Genealogical Department Family Registry; Fourth Floor, West Wing; 50 E. North Temple St., Salt Lake City, Utah 84150; USA.

Using the Family Registry index, genealogists can locate others working in the same research areas with whom they can share information and coordinate work. Representatives of family organizations can also communicate with one another about existing or planned research efforts.

The Family Registry is already producing success stories. One participant received the names of thirteen children and sixty-two additional descendants of her great-great-grandfather.

Church members and the general public are encouraged to make use of the Family Registry index at the main library or any of the branch libraries.

Both new registration and inquiry services are free.