As of September of 2022, all microfilms owned by FamilySearch have been digitized and digitally preserved. The Granite Mountain Records Vault has preserved a master physical copy of each film. Every film available in the Library is a duplicate of those stored at the Vault. In anticipation of the Salt Lake Temple open house, a …
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Tape Recordings are Now Obsolete
We all know that technology changes swiftly. However, a short article this week surprised me. It appears that US government agencies are being pushed to stop recording meetings, talking books, and other archival documents on audiotape. The answer is simple: they (the US government agencies) can no longer purchase recording tapes! Quantegy, one of the …
The Social Dilemma of Over-Sharing Genetic Test Results
Don’t be guilty of this! From the Miss Manners newspaper column: Dear Miss Manners: Lately at social events, I often find myself trapped by people who want to share, in excruciating detail, their genetic test results. Each person finds their own results deeply compelling, marveling at length over being 3% this and 15% that, with …