Hi Bernie Some of the records have been transcribed - there are bishops transcripts (i.e. Anglican burials only) in the Bristol records office for the period 1840 - 1868. The Arnos Vale Cemetery Trust is a charity charged with running and maintaining the cemetery and fees for record searches are seen as a significant income stream at the moment, they are not receptive to moves that would place the records in the public domain in a way which would reduce that income stream. (Note that the Trust has quite a challenge on its hands - to develop an annual income from all sources, including endowment funds, of around £250,000 to keep the place going for us.) However, some pilot scale work has been done and in the long term, decisions will (eventually!) be made ... but don't hold your breath. My PERSONAL view is that we should be working with volunteers on building an index that could be published and still maintain an income providing the full burial details - probably more efficiently because we would not have to carry out 'fruitless' searches. As a Trustee at the cemetery, I have yet to convince my colleagues that this is the route to go. I hope this is a helpful response (even if you find it a bit frustrating!). Regards Dave Napier ----- Original Message ----- From: "pat bernie" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, July 19, 2012 9:23 AM Subject: [B&S] Arnos Vale Dear Listers Does anyone know whether the Arnos Vale records have been transcribed ? If not are there plans to transcribe - volunteers needed? Are they available- and where? Best wishes Pat ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message