tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32414509.post115660060727898837..comments2024-03-05T06:04:06.918-07:00Comments on Tracing the Tribe: The Jewish Genealogy Blog: Was Zayde a Mormon? The controversy over posthumous baptismsSchelly Talalay Dardashtihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10930641777765846278noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32414509.post-1157132560839010282006-09-01T11:42:00.000-06:002006-09-01T11:42:00.000-06:00My mother who was born a Baptist, converted to Mor...My mother who was born a Baptist, converted to Mormon late in her life. I also have a cousin who is a member of the church and I have sent her the info on the controversy as well as state I would be offended if my father is baptised posthumously as he followed the Jewish faith all his life and was buried according to the Jewish faith. Now I find him in the IGI. Hopefully he is there because of my mother and not because he was baptized. If he was, is there anything I can do about it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32414509.post-1157061500082423452006-08-31T15:58:00.000-06:002006-08-31T15:58:00.000-06:00Mordechai, the individuals listed in the IGI have ...Mordechai, the individuals listed in the IGI have either been posthumously baptized or are in line for same.<BR/>The only way, however, to find out the details of where and when these individuals were subjected to these rites is with a password given only to church members. Researchers who have been able to use such passwords have found thousands of records.<BR/>There is a mechanism to complain about your relatives' "inappropriate" IGI inclusion and ask that they be removed from the IGI.Schelly Talalay Dardashtihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17032992699790207317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32414509.post-1156945666273055202006-08-30T07:47:00.000-06:002006-08-30T07:47:00.000-06:00My alte zayde got on the IGI because his son (my g...My alte zayde got on the IGI because his son (my great uncle) was married in NYC in 1905 and the LDS extracted their names from the marriage license records. Those of you who are excited by the recrods that your find in your FHL should know HOW the records got there and that the extractions are not always on the up and up. Beware, someday it could be your name that a descendent finds there and think that you converted. Beware of revisionism! Congratulations to Shelley for touching this topic.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com