Hi Claire, I have tried the site out (using a IE/Windows platform) and found information that I didn't have before!!!!!!!!!!!! I think this is going to be a very valuable resource for us all. Do we know how long the "pilot site" is going to be available? Unfortunately, I saw no dates post 1958. Indeed I did not see many dates post 1920, but there were lots of 1800s dates. Regards Jim. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Claire K" <cagthe@gmail.com> To: "CoTyrone CoTyrone" <CoTyroneIreland@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, January 25, 2009 8:24 PM Subject: [CoTyIre] Irish BMD Indexes Now Online > The LDS pilot site now has the Irish civil registration indexes > transcribed (B 1864-1958, M 1845-1958, D 1864-1958). Through 1921, > the write up says, it's one all-Ireland index; from 1922, the indexes > are split for Republic of Ireland and NI, just as the published > national indexes are. For info and to search, see: > http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/#p=2;t=searchable;c=1408347 > (if that direct link doesn't work for you, go to http:// > pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch, click on Europe on the map, then > scroll down to Ireland and click on the database title -- it's the > only one listed under Ireland) > > Note that I just tried to search it using Firefox on my Mac, and my > keystrokes are not acknowledged. Maybe it's IE- or Windows- > centric? (I've had this problem before, and it's always been fixed > fairly quickly, so I'll just wait patiently for access...) Anyway, > this means I cannot vouch for how well the database works, just that > the data is listed as being online. Maybe someone who can access it > can report back on the availability of any post-1958 stuff, how well > the search engine works, etc.? > > Note also that the title of the database says the records are through > 1958, but the description says "to present" for both Republic and > NI. I suspect that either this is generic info about the printed > indexes (NOT about the transcription), or is written in expectation > that the transcribed indexes will be later expanded. I will be > mightily surprised if there really are post-1958 index entries in it > -- the description mentions that the LDS microfilm of the indexes > ends in 1958, so I suspect that is what was transcribed. Maybe > someone call test it out and report back to us? > > Remember, these are just the INDEXES, and only transcriptions of > them. You will still have to order copies of the entries as always. > Still, the potential time savings for making up a research wish list > are enticing... ;-) > > Enjoy! > > Claire K > CTI List Admin > > > > ------------- > Our community web-site: > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~cotyroneireland > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > COTYRONEIRELAND-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message