Sorry to be so slow to respond on Mysty's message about the BLM site. Here's the "official" announcement about the problem. It did begin with the demand to remove the CA vital records web site because that site listed so much information about living people. Anyway here you go for anyone who's interested. ****** The U.S. Department of the Interior, has been directed by court order to disconnect all databases that allow access to "individual Indian trust data". Since the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is under the directive of the DOI, it has been disconnected, along with some other vital databases. You can read the DOI memos concerning the court orders at: http://www.doi.gov/ Below are more links if you are interested in the latest news about the court order disconnecting the DOI's databases, including our favorite Land Patent Search at the Bureau of Land Management. Briefly, the databases that seem to be affected are: Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Bureau of Reclamations (BOR) Fish and Wildlife Services (FWS) Minerals Management Services (MMS) National Parks Service (NPS) another favorite! Office of Surface Mining (OSM) http://www.cnn.com/2001/TECH/internet/12/11/interior.reut/index.html http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,48980,00.html Official US Executive Websites and their acronyms: http://www.loc.gov/global/executive/fed.html -- Linda homepage: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~haas MarionCoAR: http://www.rootsweb.com/~armarion/ SurnameLists: H.A.A.S/H.A.S.S. L.E.W.A.L.L.E.N