Ordered two sets. Just received the British vital record set and was informed that the US set is on back order. Have not had a chance to get into the british set yet but received them in about 5 days from ordering. US set is due to arrive in several weeks. Don Tate Junebyr@aol.com wrote: > > I got the following info recently and thought it sounded very exciting. I > thought all of you might like to know. I have not seen the CD's yet but have > ordered the North Armerican one. If anyone is curious, ask me after mid Nov > and I will know what they are like. > > The Family History Department of the LDS Church has announced the release > of the British Vital Records Index on compact discs for home use. This > Windows based resource file contains information on more than 4.7 million > christenings, births and marriages that occurred in England, Wales, > Scotland and Ireland from 1538 to 1888. This information came from British > church and vital records collected as part of the Church's extraction > program. The amount of information varies greatly by time period and locality. > > The British Vital Records Index is available for only $15 for 6 compact > discs, item number 50028. > > The North American Vital Records Index is also now available for home use. > The cost is only $19 for 7 compact discs, item number 50029. > > Both items require a Pentium processor or equivalent, Windows 95 or higher, > 8MB RAM (minimum, 16 recommended), CD-ROM drive (8X recommended), SVGA > monitor with 256 color capable video card, 25 MB hard disk space. > > For additional information about these products, you may call 1-800-346-6044. > To order call the distribution center at 1-800-537-5971. There is no charge > for shipping. The British CDs are now available but the North American CDs > are currently on back order. > > Junebyr@aol.com > > ==== GenSwap Mailing List ==== > For a complete listing of internet genealogy mailing lists, check out: http://users.aol.com/johnf14246/gen_mail.html