Ordering from the Family History Library

Do they show up at your doorr?

The last one cracked me up.

The service from FHL is extraordinary. The volunteers & staff follow up on genealogy queries. I highly doubt they'll spam - they're self funded & license record sets, so nothing to sell.

NB I havent used the service personally - I'm reporting "what I hear."

The analogy, I think, is well made to JewishGen, where I have more experience. One query resulted in a lovely outpouring of assistance & teaching. I still treaure it.

so -- any answers, responses to my questions above from anyone who has actually used the service?? Any comments at all about the service from anyone who has actually used it?

Erica suggests the analogy is to JewishGen -- which only asks for e-mail, and does send a huge number of "please send money" e-mails. I would very much not like to receive an equal number from yet another organization. -- especially one which will use phone as well.

also FHL is from Mormon Church - which does go door-to-door soliciting in my neighborhood - so I don't think the possibility that they might target me more is as funny as Erica finds it.

Lois - As a New Yorker I don't think I ever even met a known Mormon in person, and the wonderful Family History Library near Lincoln Center was often oddly empty. So that's why I laughed.

I think you'd have to ask them their uses of mail etc if it's not posted on the site.

And yes, the JewishGen fundraising can get a little much. But it's a good cause so ...

NB again. The only use of phone I've heard of by FHL is follow up on genealogy queries.