Funny time to receive this post! I'm just in the process of rejigging the presentation I did a year ago March on British West Indian genealogical research. You may remember that this was a three part series I was asked to present by the Toronto Branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society in 2007. It was very successful in that we had 15 people sign up for the series, which is considered a good number for a new program. It was a lot of work and I had a lot of help from many people on the list and some of the archivists out there in the Caribbean. I am particularly grateful to all those who gave me permission to use and quote from work they had published. It wasn't always easy getting the information and then there was the job of combining it in a cohesive way. I realized during the course of the program that it would have been better over four sessions rather than three, as it was a bit rushed at the end. There is a lot of information to impart. Next Sunday I'm doing a potted version, Introduction to British West Indian Genealogical Research, at the monthly meeting of the Halton Peel Branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society. As it's only an hour I really have to pare down what I had done previously. In the process of putting this project together I did try to synthesize all the information I could find on research in the various islands, keeping in mind that I concentrated strictly on the BWI. I don't know if what I have would be of any use ... it might form the basis for "FAQs" as Ernest puts it. My expertise is really in Jamaica, and I am sure that there are others who are far more qualified to put together FAQs on the other countries. Just my two cents worth! Dorothy ----- Original Message ----- From: Ernest M. Wiltshire To: [email protected] Sent: Saturday, March 22, 2008 6:36 PM Subject: RE: Birth/death certificates Barbados etc Hello Chris, Dorothy, Listers: I have been wondering whether we could put together a number of prepared responses to "FAQs", frequently asked questions, as I have noticed that whenever someone new joins the list, similar questions are asked, albeit about different territories. Perhaps someone knowledgable about each territory (Barbados, Jamaica, Virgin Islands, Leewards, Windwards etc.) might care to volunteer to prepare a BRIEF summary of what records exist and where, and perhaps some general hints on how to begin West Indies research, so that rather than have to start from scratch each time, Cod would have those files at hand (of course they woud have to be updated from time to time). Ernest M. Wiltshire

Hi Dorothy Yes..... I had forgotten your course last year....that might be very helpful... Cod _____ I am using the free version of SPAMfighter for private users. It has removed 20 spam emails to date. Paying users do not have this message in their emails. Try SPAMfighter <http://www.spamfighter.com/len> for free now!