Try http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/vol_faq.html#13j for the answer. Jeff ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael Canny" <mcanny1931@yahoo.co.uk> To: <FreeBMD-Admins-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, January 23, 2006 7:08 PM Subject: 'black holes' > Hi, > > Can someone please enlighten me as to why we are transcribing records > well into the 20th century while there remain a number of 'holes' in the > 19th century transcriptions? For example there are almost no births > transcribed for the period 1854 to 1858 - and I'm sure I'm not the only > one whose research is handicapped by this sort of gap. When I began > transcribing, I had the impression that the first priority for FreeBMD was > to complete the pre-1901 data - has this changed? > > Thanks > > Mike > > > --------------------------------- > Yahoo! Messenger NEW - crystal clear PC to PC calling worldwide with > voicemail > > > ==== FreeBMD-Admins Mailing List ==== > List archives > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/freebmd-admins > > ============================== > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx > >