--=======73A46759======= Content-Type: text/plain; x-avg-checked=avg-ok-474F1DF3; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Good morning, Those of you researching in Connecticut will want to keep your eyes peeled today. Some other folks (I don't know who to credit) have developed a method to access the Barbour Collection records extracted in the IGI (the International Genealogical Index of the LDS). While the Barbour film numbers are listed in the LDS holdings catalog (www.familysearch.org), you need a "Batch Number" in order to search the records themselves. As I understand, someone on a CT list posted one batch number and directions for searching one surname. Jane Devlin, listowner of CTMIDDLE-L at RootsWeb, took that tip and played around with it to refine the search technique, and has since worked out batch numbers for the Middlesex County, CT Barbour films. David Hoffman, of CTMIDDLE and our list has well, has added many towns and has kindly sent me batch numbers he's worked out for CT, MA and RI. I will be forwarding several posts. The first will contain general instructions on the technique. Subsequent posts will contain the batch numbers I've collected, one state per post. As/if I can get my hands on more batch numbers I'll update each affected state for the list. Enjoy! Chris --=======73A46759======= Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; x-avg=cert; x-avg-checked=avg-ok-474F1DF3 Content-Disposition: inline --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.311 / Virus Database: 172 - Release Date: 12/27/2001 --=======73A46759=======--