The following excerpt is from the November 19, 2012 edition of brownwoodnews.com:
Brownwood Texas Genealogical Library announces that it is the newest FamilySearch affiliate library. The new designation means library patrons will have greater and more convenient access to the wealth of genealogical resources available through FamilySearch.
FamilySearch is the world’s largest repository of genealogical records and manages the famous Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah. It has amassed billions of birth, marriage, death, census, land, and court records of genealogical significance from over 130 countries.
Family Search is extending access to its collections by circulating microfilms of the historical records through select public libraries, which now includes the Brownwood Texas Genealogical Library. It is a priceless resource for local residents interested in discovering their family tree.
“Less than 5% of the world’s genealogical records are available online, and most family history researchers cannot afford to travel to an archive nationally or worldwide to find the historic records they are seeking,” said Paul Nauta, FamilySearch public affairs manager. “If Family Search has filmed the records they need, then as far as they will need to travel to view them is the Brownwood Texas Genealogy Library.”
Note – Paul Nauta will be our featured speaker at the annual Salt Lake Christmas Tour dinner Monday, December 3, 2012.
