Liza has posted the following direct to me as List Admin..............I have subscribed her to the List, but if anybody has any suggestions and answers to her questions, please post them to the List so others can also learn answers and not direct back to me...........................Jim, List Dad Subject: Research query... Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2003 19:45:54 -0600 From: "lgs" <lgs@optusnet.com.au> To: "IRISH FAM. HIST. MAIL" <AUS-IRISH-L-request@rootsweb.com> Hello list... I am extremely new to this searching thing.... and I was wondering how do you go about finding out the actual information contained on a BDM certificate without actually ordering and paying for lots of certificates that could all possibly be the wrong ones. The problem I am having is that I have looked up the NSW BDM's on the internet and have come across a few possibilities but I am reluctant to spend so much money if the certificates end up not being for the right people I am searching. Is there someone who can look up this information for me or is there any way of finding out this information before purchasing the certificates. Thanks for your help Liza in sunny Caloundra :o)