Forwarded with kind permission of the FFHS -------- Original Message -------- WITHDRAWAL OF PAPER INDEXES FROM FRC At the Family Records Centre (FRC) Users Consultative Group Meeting on 3 October 2007 the following schedule of withdrawals was announced: 12/13 October - B,M,D Indexes 1947-2005 19/20 October - B,M,D Indexes 1865-1946 26/27 October - B,M,D Indexes 1837-1864 26/27 October - All Overseas Indexes Paper indexes for Adoptions will remain at FRC until it closes, and will then be moved to Kew. Following the removal of the paper indexes from FRC, five sets of indexes on microfiche will be available on the first floor at FRC until it closes. Thereafter, there will be just three sets available at The National Archives (TNA) Kew - currently there is only one set there. The following summary of GRO services on the first floor at FRC from November 2007 to March 2008 may be helpful. Microfiche copies of B,M,D and Overseas Events Internet access to GRO Indexes held on third party web sites (not all free) PC based systems providing access to modern indexes for B,M,D, Adoptions, Civil Partnerships, and Overseas Events Paper indexes for the older Adoption Records Online ordering via Registration OnLine (ROLO) and Internet access supported by TNA Customer Service Point The Customer Service Point will be located in "C" Section and will be covered by two GRO staff to provide a check on unclear references on microfiche. It may not be possible to give instant answers - it will depend on the nature of the query. This facility will exist only from November 2007 to March 2008. Roger Lewry FFHS Archives Liaison Officer Email: < exec.member.rl@ffhs.org.uk> -- News message 153 from the Federation of Family History Societies To unsubscribe, e-mail: ffhs-news-unsubscribe@maillist.ox.ac.uk To report problems, email: ffhs-news-owner@maillist.ox.ac.uk