Venita said >I can do real research on FindMyPast, but not on ScotlandsPeople. It think it’s time for them to stop shooting themselves in the foot! Hardly. Both SP and FindMyPast are run by BrightSolid. I'm sure they would also put SP on an Annual Subscription basis if it weren't for the legislation which won't allow them, or the NRS (National Records of Scotland), to do so. Regards Les Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless device