Hi Barrie, Archer Barrie wrote: > > > Among the other items discussed was us adding something to the website > > asking people to use a reference of FREEBMD when ordering certificates > > where they have the reference from the site. This would enable them to > > give a better service in terms of understanding our potential error > > rates and realising that a transcription error might exist. > > ... > > > Graham > > Following our link on our page http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/Certificates.html > How can I Order Certificates from the GRO ? > For current information on fees and current ordering procedures click > _here_ > takes you to the ONS where you are offerred "Post/Fax/Telephone" as options > (I am glad to see they have dropped "email" with its invitation to send your > credit card number over an unsecured link!). yes .. so are we ! > > You can download pdf files of certificate requests. If ONS are keen to have > people include a FreeBMD mention would they allow us to have versions of > these pdf files on our site with the mention already included? That's a good idea .. we can ask .. alternatively we could get some made up with FreeBMD as the ref already perhaps. > It would in any case be useful to update our page to give a bit more > explanation of the ordering process and to include getting certificates from > local offices pointing out that the GRO references are not necessarily valid > at local offices. Yes, we do need to get some new words up on the site to explain. Also to include wording about checking scan or source if they can before ordering. > Personally I have scanned in the paper version of these certificates (which > is, of course, different from the pdf version :-) and have Word documents > set up with fields so I can easily fill in the "paper" form electronically > and fax it to the ONS. Would the ONS be amenable to a version that was "fax > friendly"? OK, one step at a time! :) again its worth asking .. I'll email them next week and see what they say .. Cheers Graham > > Barrie > > ============================== > Shop Ancestry - Everything you need to Discover, Preserve & Celebrate > your heritage! > http://shop.myfamily.com/ancestrycatalog