Renae, You can search NSW BDM site in 10 year spans [eg Birth Joe Bloggs 1880 to 1890] at www.bdm.nsw.gov.au . Be aware there are privacy time limits on searches [also applying to CD's] of 1905 for births, 50 years on marriages [Currently to June 1953] and 30 years on deaths [June 1973] You can purchase certificates for more recent events for dead rello's but you have to get your initial info from another source e.g. birth notice in a newspaper, headstone etc. NSW BDM site has the info on buying the CD set but the price is scary. Some libraries keep sets and you can do searches there. LDS [Latter Day Saints] church has resource centers in various areas, keep great records and have researchers on hand who are very helpful in guiding you in your quest. I have found no attempt to convert anyone aside from posters in research rooms. All help is free except if they have to get copies of info from Utah and then it is only a nominal fee. All help is non profit as it is part of the religion to be aware of dead rello's. You can also search at www.familysearch.org the LDS web site. regards Peter Sydney

Peter I have searched the site & thought maybe the cds tell you more then the actual site . thank you for your reply much appreciated Renae ----- Original Message ----- From: "Peter O'Donoghue" <peterodo@bigpond.net.au> To: <AUS-IRISH-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, June 28, 2003 5:56 AM Subject: [AUS-IRISH] Vital CD's > Renae, > > You can search NSW BDM site in 10 year spans [eg Birth Joe Bloggs 1880 to > 1890] > at www.bdm.nsw.gov.au . Be aware there are privacy time limits on searches > [also applying to CD's] of 1905 for births, 50 years on marriages [Currently > to June 1953] and 30 years on deaths [June 1973] You can purchase > certificates for more recent events for dead rello's but you have to get > your initial info from another source e.g. birth notice in a newspaper, > headstone etc. > > NSW BDM site has the info on buying the CD set but the price is scary. Some > libraries keep sets and you can do searches there. > > LDS [Latter Day Saints] church has resource centers in various areas, keep > great records and have researchers on hand who are very helpful in guiding > you in your quest. > I have found no attempt to convert anyone aside from posters in research > rooms. > All help is free except if they have to get copies of info from Utah and > then it is only a nominal fee. > > All help is non profit as it is part of the religion to be aware of dead > rello's. You can also search at www.familysearch.org the LDS web site. > > regards > Peter > Sydney > > > > ==== AUS-IRISH Mailing List ==== > Another line I like which I saw on another list - > "when an old person dies, a whole library goes up in flames" thanks Peter > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >

Hi Renae believe me the CDs do not tell you anymore then the site as I have them up to 1888. Robert ----- Original Message ----- From: "Renae Smith" <renae2000@optusnet.com.au> To: <AUS-IRISH-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, June 27, 2003 11:26 PM Subject: Re: [AUS-IRISH] Vital CD's > Peter > I have searched the site & thought maybe the cds tell you more then the > actual site . thank you for your reply much appreciated > Renae > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Peter O'Donoghue" <peterodo@bigpond.net.au> > To: <AUS-IRISH-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, June 28, 2003 5:56 AM > Subject: [AUS-IRISH] Vital CD's > > > > Renae, > > > > You can search NSW BDM site in 10 year spans [eg Birth Joe Bloggs 1880 to > > 1890] > > at www.bdm.nsw.gov.au . Be aware there are privacy time limits on > searches > > [also applying to CD's] of 1905 for births, 50 years on marriages > [Currently > > to June 1953] and 30 years on deaths [June 1973] You can purchase > > certificates for more recent events for dead rello's but you have to get > > your initial info from another source e.g. birth notice in a newspaper, > > headstone etc. > > > > NSW BDM site has the info on buying the CD set but the price is scary. > Some > > libraries keep sets and you can do searches there. > > > > LDS [Latter Day Saints] church has resource centers in various areas, keep > > great records and have researchers on hand who are very helpful in guiding > > you in your quest. > > I have found no attempt to convert anyone aside from posters in research > > rooms. > > All help is free except if they have to get copies of info from Utah and > > then it is only a nominal fee. > > > > All help is non profit as it is part of the religion to be aware of dead > > rello's. You can also search at www.familysearch.org the LDS web site. > > > > regards > > Peter > > Sydney > > > > > > > > ==== AUS-IRISH Mailing List ==== > > Another line I like which I saw on another list - > > "when an old person dies, a whole library goes up in flames" thanks Peter > > > > ============================== > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, > go to: > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > > > ==== AUS-IRISH Mailing List ==== > I knew that I was taking genealogy too seriously when I turned up at a cemetery search with a shovel > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >