Welcome to Todd Thun who has joined this week. If you haven't already contributed, we hope to hear from you soon. ****** ****** ****** Thanks to Bill for the 1841 update. As far as his note about the FreeCEN on-line access goes, please read the following notice (issued about a week ago) ... "The FreeCEN On-Line searchable database (free to view) went live yesterday. Please click on the link below to find out if you have access yet. http://freecen.rootsweb.com/cgi/search.pl It depends in what part of the world you are resident as to when access will be available, and also to which Internet Service provider you are with. Example. For those in the UK and are on NTLWorld, then it is live now. For those who are on Freeserve, then you will have to wait about 30 days. For those who are on AOL, then you will have to wait a little longer. About 40 + days. When you click on the link it will either take you straight there or give you a message to say when you will be able to get on the site. This phased link is to ensure that not everyone goes on at once and crashes the system as happened with the PRO for the 1901 census. There are over 1 Million entries so far on the database, and more will be added from each County as and when they have been validated. " ****** ****** ****** Sign of the times - don't let your other half go off with the camera while you're delving in yet another record office ... The latest trend is for permission to be given to take a photograph where, for a variety of reasons, photocopying is not an option. Some RO's will only allow flashless photography, which means a digital camera has become part of the kit needed. As those already into 'digital' photography will be aware, you can see straight away whether the all important details are there - no using up half a roll of film to make sure you have the vital details and no getting the pics back from the photo lab later and 'oops' that the vital pic still didn't come out. ****** ****** ****** Feel free to join in and present your own items. Peter Cook cookfmly@bigpond.com List maintainer and Co-host with Barbara < babrown12@optonline.net > of the ButeshireGenWeb mailing list.