Jan 17, 2007

Drew returns from visiting Salt Lake City, where he attended board meetings of the Federation of Genealogical Societies and did some research in the Family History Library.  George announces the new Ancestry.de service for German research.  Drew describes his FGS activities, and shares some of his discoveries in the FHL, including a possible War of 1812 ancestor.  George discusses the differences between transcriptions, extracts, and abstracts.