Hi, Sorry, I should have clarified my concerns. I have read the FAQ page on free access and that it will remain free. My main concern is this quotation from the FAQ page: "Since the data is provided for free on the site people will only pay for the automated searches if they think the search process itself is worth the cost so it is the search process not the data that is being charged for." Does this mean if you don't want to search for yourself, you can pay for their search engine to find the data transcribed by volunteers? While you may be paying for the use of their search process, the end result that most want is the data, and that is provided by volunteers. Perhaps I am misunderstanding and if so could someone please explain this. Judy Saskatchewan