Welcome Rosa

Thank you so much for taking the time to give me your valuable suggestions.
I felt that I was in a dead end trying to locate my mother's family since
the information that I have is very limited. I am using rootsmagic
software, do you still recommend me to use the PAF software. I foud how to
search for films, but I have not found the IGI or VRI buttons. Thank you
very much for your help, Rosa

>From: arturoramos
>Reply-To: research@NuestrosRanchos.com
>To: research@lists.nuestrosranchos.com
>Subject: [Nuestros Ranchos] Welcome Rosa
>Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2007 06:56:15 -0700 (PDT)
>
>
>Rosa:
>
>Welcome to the group. As a new genealogist, I would suggest you begin by
>getting some software. PAF is put out by LDS for free and is very good
>software. It is imperative to keep very good records, including sources,
>from the onset.
>
>Next, I would suggest going to the "Films" section and finding the relevant
>municipalities to see if they are indexed in the LDS databases. If they
>are you will see "IGI" or "VRI" buttons next to the film number and
>description. Clicking on the button will give you the full contents of the
>film which you can then delimit by surname, first name, etc. Arandas, for
>example, is fully indexed so if you have the names of your
>great-grandparents you should be able to find their marriage and/or baptism
>certificates.
>
>Next, you should find your nearest family history center and order the
>relevant films where you know or suspect your ancestors information is
>listed. Indices are often wrong so it is worth verifying and even when
>they are correct, the actual record has much more information than what is
>extracted for the index.
>
>You should also browse or search through the user profiles and see if
>others are researching your towns or surnames. Many of us have found
>relatives through this group.
>
>It is also useful to download the Nuestros Ranchos user guide which you
>will find in the "Files" "Reference Materials" section of the site.
>
>Good luck.