Around 2,000 genealogists who are reported to have attended this year’s National Genealogical Society (NGS) Conference — held last week in Richmond, Virginia — were offered a preview of the forthcoming revamped search interface for the FamilySearch site.

Around 2,000 genealogists who are reported to have attended this year’s National Genealogical Society (NGS) Conference — held last week in Richmond, Virginia — were offered a preview of the forthcoming revamped search interface for the FamilySearch site.

Family History Library representatives at their booth now project the revamped site launch to be THIS FALL.
The new system integrates information from the presently disparate databases (IGI, Pedigree Resource and Ancestral Files, etc.) and will feature linking to digitizes records.

And, even though only a small portion of the Library’s vast holdings will be available when the site relaunches, content will expand rapidly and record IMAGES will become available online soon.

Efrain Conrique
San Diego, California