I don't know how many of you have looked at the Archive CD Project website recently but advance orders are being taken for the 1861 Census for the ERY. There are only 27 orders in so far (one of them is me!) and so the release of this collection of CDs won't happen for a good long time. The cost is only ?25 for the set and it will reduce if lots of people order before publication. So, come on folks - have a look and see if you think it might just be the research aid that would revolutionise your life - or perhaps it is just mildly interesting. The more interest that is expressed the more likely the Project is to go ahead with this section of the census. It is only the cost of a few civil registration certificates (and a lot less than the cost of a trip to the area) and you might find loads of info about your families. Regards Mary Pendlebury Oldham, Lancashire ----Original Message----- From: Rod Neep [mailto:rod.neep@archivecdbooks.org] Sent: 08 February 2003 15:39 A lot of people made similar noises about Yorkshire, therefore I put the East Riding and North Riding 1861 censuses on the shopping cart. (Thinking that I may do the same for Cambs.) To date advance orders are: ERY 27 NRY 26 Which is nowhere near enough to even scratch the surface of meeting costs..... Regards Rod -- ARCHIVE CD BOOKS - old books for genealogists reproduced on CD E-mail: enquiries@archivecdbooks.org Web : http://www.archivecdbooks.org The Archive CD Books Project http://www.archivecdbooks.org For the weekly newsletter subscribe to CDBOOKS-NEWS-L-request@rootsweb.com