Show r Microfilming Microfilming Ills ifs ils Stride i m t Genealogy expansion of microfilm microfilm- operations featured 1948 for forthe forthe the Genealogical society Church 4 Jesus Christ of ot Latter-day Latter fc tJ according to figures re- re Friday by A. A F. F Bennett secretary Microfilming of records began during the year In Italy Sweden ted sd Finland Other countries la is which microfilming was in progress included England Wiles Wales Denmark Norway the Netherlands Switzerland and Germany There and in the United States where microfilming was being beng font dose in Connecticut Delaware Virginia and Pen Pennsyl- Pennsyl rulA 19 microfilm cameramen me ere re employed by the society f 6 Feet of Film During 1948 feet teet of microfilming was done some of which still remains to be shipped Item from various countries to Salt Lake City for processing Ap- Ap pages of rt record were rere placed on film In the he society society made made copies 41 d feet of microfilming tieh tich had been done of at Virginia n record x by other parties I Added to the society library for us tlC by researchers were 2860 reels in f t. t lengths A A microfilm processing laboratory labo- labo in society offices 80 N. N IbIn was completed in Novem- Novem er r. r Library Visitor Total During the year persons I it the library in society offices compared with 12 mr 1947 They checked out 65 volumes during 1948 1918 with volumes I a kd d in 1947 Added to the society's library 11 3 addition to the microfilm l were 2178 books and 87 of handwritten hand rec- rec ri of genealogy value Books w on hand in the library total Approximately persons Were ere JM enrolled in genealogy use M In Sunday schools of ot the |