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    1. [B&D] Post 2006 GRO Indices
    2. Charani
    3. Whilst at the WDYTYA Live fair at the weekend, I took the opportunity of asking representatives of the GRO when/whether/if there was any movement on getting the post 2006 indices online yet. The gentleman I spoke to, Peter, said the intention was still to put the indices online and free of charge *but* it isn't going to happen in the forseeable future. They are a little further forward than they were when I spoke to them last year but they are still talking. In all fairness, it is a big project even though these indices are already digitised. It's also a costly exercise so they do need to ensure they get the right people to do the job: a firm who really understands the extent of the interest in family history and genealogy so there isn't a repeat of the fiasco of the 1901 census. Not the news we all wanted to hear, especially those overseas, but better they get it right first time. -- Charani (UK) OPC for Walton, Greinton and Clutton, SOM Asst OPC for Ashcott and Shapwick, SOM http://wsom-opc.org.uk

    03/01/2010 02:00:54