Imagine a computer file bursting with genealogical knowledge. Such a file existed and was called the International Genealogical Index, or IGI, first created by The Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter-day Saints in 1973. The IGI lived for several decades, accumulating hundreds of millions of records along the way through 2008, until being officially retired in 2012. But even though the IGI is…
Source: Family Tree Magazine.com
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