The mistakes were amusing — but also frustrating for the researchers who came later and had to sort out the mess. Clifford is pleased to report that more and more people are being taught the proper way to do research. Today's beginners make fewer mistakes than beginners made 15 years ago, she says.

And Utahns continue to be leaders in research. Running says the LDS Church has hired a number of software experts and they are currently scanning documents faster than any other scanners in the world.

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If you go ...

What: "Opening the Granite Mountain Vault," a lecture by Rich Running about the LDS Church's digital expressway between the Granite Mountain Records Vault and the Internet

Where: Radisson Salt Lake City Downtown Hotel, 215 W. South Temple

When: Tuesday, 7 p.m.

How much: Free

Phone: 888-463-6842

Web: www.infouga.org

Also: Ten other evening classes will be held Jan. 9-11, $10 each, on topics ranging from Ellis Island to writing biographies to DNA to the best Internet sites for genealogical research.

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