After attending a Seminar where a representative of The Registry spoke it is looking as though a CD/DVD will not be produced but available on the internet for a fee, there is still no release date but they say it is getting closer Jan Parker -----Original Message----- From: australia-cemeteries-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:australia-cemeteries-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of D Weatherill Sent: Sunday, 19 September 2010 5:28 PM To: australia-cemeteries@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [AUSTRALIA-CEMETERIES] VICTORIAN BDM INDEXES Hi Gary and Folks; I should have said the Burial Index being compiled by the Victorian BDM, not Death Index. I believe they are up to the late 1950s with their data entry. I only wish that they had produced it in two groups. Up to 1920, then 1921-1985 instead of waiting for just one index. It has been going for over many years now being compiled. The index is being compiled by a list of volunteers at the Victorian BDM offices using the actual death certificates. The final product will come out from the Victorian Registry. I believe they are also looking at including maps and histories of the cemeteries. One of the areas of "problem" is the locational index, ie when you type in a cemetery by a name it will bring up all burials for all names the cemeteries used. ie Preston Cemetery was originally McLeans, then Darebin Creek, then Strathallan, then Preston cemetery. If you used Preston Cemetery for a search term, all would appear. They were still working on this. The biggest single group for the index is "Unknown" for the place of burial. Many early death certificates did not include date and place of burial on the certificate. Originally the burial index project was set up using volunteers from the AIGS and GSV to put together burial list for both Cemetery Trusts who had lost their burial records and for family history researchers. The project started just before I became President of the GSV and Don Grant was president of AIGS. Been going for a looonnnnnggggg time now. The registry is in charge of it and it has a public servant at the Registry responsible for it. It was Ann Fullerton but there will be a replacement for her. When will it finish!!!, I do not know but I believe it will come out on a DVD or perhaps two. There is no website re its progress although the Registry does write a column for the quarterly magazines of the GSV and AAIGS noting the stage it is at. Yes Gary, you do detect some despair on my behalf. I was hoping to see the first part out years ago. Both Don and I got volunteers involved at the Registry in the hope it would come out quickly to meet the needs of people. Hope this picks up your questions. Cheers, David -----Original Message----- From: australia-cemeteries-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:australia-cemeteries-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Garry Batt Sent: Sunday, 19 September 2010 2:09 PM To: australia-cemeteries@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [AUSTRALIA-CEMETERIES] VICTORIAN BDM INDEXES Hi David, as usual you e-mails provide interesting information. I am curious about what you call the "Death Index Database"? My understanding is that there is a group of people that are going through the death certificates and adding the cemetery of burial information to a database of Victorian deaths. I remember asking you about this once before and you said they were up to the 1920's with it and that you once were part of the group. I am curious. Who is actually doing it ? Is it the Register General, some Society or just a group of genealogists ? Who is in charge ? How many people are working on it ? What are they actually doing ? What information are they adding to the records ? Are they doing it for genealogists or the Registery ? How far have they got with it ? What are they going to do with it when they finish it ? Will they finish it in any of our life times ? Have they got a web site where we can see what they are up to ? Do I detect a note of despair about this in your e-mail ? "Still, when and if, the Death Index Database comes out in Victoria it will give a place of burial for the person." Yours, Garry Batt. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to AUSTRALIA-CEMETERIES-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 9.0.851 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/3144 - Release Date: 09/19/10 04:34:00