Barry I haven't gone back into the Ancestry Site to check out the information, but it's more likely the number of records in their database is closer to the 111 million than the 62 million records. I've requested Ancestry on two separate occasions, the last being on 25 August 2005 to update the "wording" on their site so that the 62 million figure is replaced by a more indicative 123 million figure and was advised they would take my request on board at a future date. Allan Raymond FreeBMD Co-ordinator of Syndicates ----- Original Message ----- From: "Barry Callaghan" <BarryC@dsl.pipex.com> To: <FreeBMD-Admins-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: 12 January 2006 23:58 Subject: Ancestry database FreeBMD searches, particularly at busy times and whilst the hardware is being upgraded, can result in a message encouraging the free use of a copy of the database on Ancestry.com. Unfortunately, the version Ancestry has is woefully out of date - apparently containing 62 million records and last updated in February 2005. This compares rather unfavourably with the 111 million or so distinct records now on FreeBMD. Does anybody know if or when Ancestry plan to update their version of the database? Barry Callaghan ==== FreeBMD-Admins Mailing List ==== Want to help FreeBMD? Go to http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/Signup.html to find out how. ============================== Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx