Dear List,
I agree, the records submitted by family researchers are a clue. I do trust the records extracted by the LDS themselves.
If the record you look at has a film and batch number you can click it and locate how/where the record was extracted and order the film, or locate at your own local archive or library. Most of the oringinal records I believe are in the IGI index.
I thank the LDS whole heartedly for the detailed and difficult work they have done.
I myself have extracted a few records from church books (not for the LDS) and it is not an easy task. Eye strain galore:)
Also bear in mind the older catholic records..in my experience, spelling of names varied depending on the priests skill, and your skill in interpreting the handwriting.
For example my 2GGM... Toebel, Tobben, Toebben, Toeben, Tobbe .. all with the same husband, and the same Church Register :)1860's-1870's and this is in Latin in the USA:)
I can only imagine how difficult in Gothic Script.
Anyway..Thank you LDS, for without your hard work and historical information and clues..research would be a lot harder for all of us.
And whats really neat! For those who had immigrants to the U.S.
LDS now has the U.S. 1880 census online.
Regards,
Barb
St. Louis