I was confused. I thought that Family History Archive search engine was
the Digitizing projects first efforts. The reply from that project below
seems to set the record straight:

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Subject: RE: Family History Archive/NFU Podcast
Date: Mon, 24 Apr 2006 08:46:39 -0600
From: Cali O'Connell
To: Joseph Puentes

Joseph:

There are two separate projects. The Family History Archive (hosted
through the Lee Library website) is an archive of digitized family
histories. We are cooperating with the Family History Library in Salt
Lake City and most of the books you see there are actually from their
collection. But the scope of this project is intended to include only
family histories.

It sounds like the project you are talking about is the one sponsored by
the Family History Library in Salt Lake City which will include
digitizing of lots of microfilm, etc. You can probably find more
details on www.lds.org.

Sorry for the confusion!

Cali O'Connell

Library Donor Relations

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From: Joseph Puentes [mailto:makas@nc.rr.com]
Sent: Friday, April 21, 2006 2:01 PM
To: Cali O'Connell
Subject: Family History Archive/NFU Podcast

I have a question about the Family History Archive. Is this the search
engine for the "early" results of your Mammoth Digitizing effort for the
Family History Library? I understood that it will take 6 years to
complete, excluding new material that will come in during that time. Am
I correct or is this a totally different project?

I am hoping that you will be including much more material on Mexico
soon. I was hoping for the archives to hold material on the church
records for the states of Jalisco, Zacatecas, Aguascalientes, and
Chihuahua. Is there any idea at all when they will start digitizing the
Mexico Church films?

thanks,

Joseph Puentes
makas@nc.rr.com
http://nuestrosranchos.org
http://NuestraFamiliaUnida.com

ps: would you be interested in being interviewed on this topic for my
podcast on Latin American History and Genealogy?
(http://NuestraFamiliaUnida.com)