Bank records

document the names and family relationshops of account holders. In many

cases, families who had been separated when members were "sold"

have been reunited through the extraction process.

"While

these records are incomplete by normal genealogical standards, they are

one of very few sources to document people of African American descent

for this time period and are a vital collection for those with African

American ancestry," a spokesperson said.

Here in the

Atlanta area, news of the new research material will be announced at a

press conference next Monday at the Martin Luther King Jr. Center, and

there will be a live feed from a press conference in Salt Lake City, Utah,

home base for the LDS church and the location of its huge genealogical

library and storage facility.

After the press

conference, the CD will be available at local Family History Centers in

Newnan and Jonesboro, or will be available to order from the LDS church

for a minimal cost.

Information

may also be obtained from the church's web site, www.FamilySearch.org.

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