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In reply to the discussion: If you think the NSA/CIA/FBI are Scary, Have you ever used Ancestry.com? [View all]jmowreader
(50,528 posts)25. Go to the link I provided. You will be amazed.
Forget the "old salt mine caves" thing. These guys bought Granite Mountain in Utah, which is made out of what its name suggests it is, and bored huge tunnels in it to put their microfilm storage rooms in. It is designed to survive a nuclear war, and the pictures they have of it look very much like a military command bunker.
I know they are also computerizing their holdings, so anyone in the world can access them. IIRC they've got several IBM mainframes for this.
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If you think the NSA/CIA/FBI are Scary, Have you ever used Ancestry.com? [View all]
dballance
Jul 2013
OP
I think OP is commenting on our technology's ability to uptake data and produce connecitons. nt
Romulus Quirinus
Jul 2013
#26
You don't think there are corporations that would if they were given the chance?
baldguy
Jul 2013
#12
If I keep telling myself that while clicking my heels will I get back to Kansas too?
think
Jul 2013
#10
With the Billions the Mormons have - don't bet they don't have Supercomputers.
dballance
Jul 2013
#13
Microfilm is a good choice for the types of records they store for the length of storage they want.
dballance
Jul 2013
#24
Anyone can go to the county Registry of Deeds and see what most people paid for their homes..
KinMd
Jul 2013
#22
Do you have to pay to get the novel records on your family member or is it all free once you've
applegrove
Jul 2013
#34