>From time to time someone writes and asks where a death index, or marriage index, or birth index can be found online for a given state or county. One place where you can find indexes for nearly every type of important vital record is at the GenExchange (http://www.genexchange.com) The USGenExchange is organized by state, and can be located at http://www.genexchange.com/us.cfm. We have been busy opening county web sites, which are open for adoption, in each state also, however not every state has had their county sites completed at this time. Those states which have already had their counties opened are marked on the USGenExchange page. Records in states that have county web sites opened are searchable on a county by county basis, and states that do not have county web sites opened are searchable on a state wide basis. Each search form gives you several options by which you can search for records. To narrow down a search to a given area or person, enter in as much information in the search form as you can. For a more broad search, enter in as little information in the search form as possible, or enter no information in the search form to browse the records. Here is a list of records databases you will find in each county and state web site. Associations & Societies Baptismal Records Bio's & Historical Accounts Birth Index Burial Index Cemeteries Census Records Churches Church Membership Rolls Courthouses Deaths/Obits Index Funeral Homes Historical Places Immigration & Naturalization Land and Deed Records Libraries & Archives Marriage Index Military Records Museums Newspapers Queries Schools Ships Passenger Lists Surname Index Tax Records Towns/Cities Yearbooks And More Since the GenExchange is a community project and currently has just over 300 volunteers and project members, many databases for a given area or type may not have much data. The amount of data in a given database is directly attributable to the amount of work done (or lack of) by a volunteer, visitor, or county/state contact for that area. Several counties in each state that have had its county web sites opened remain available for adoption if you are interested in being a part of the GenExchange, or helping in any way. For specific record counts in each database, please read the latest issue of our monthly newsletter at http://www.genexchange.com/gesr/may1999.cfm. You'll find those numbers in our Geeks Corner column. ----- Anthony Abby Genealogy Exchange & Surname Registry - http://www.genexchnage.com GenExchange FAQ - http://www.genexchange.com/faq.cfm How to get involved - http://www.genexchange.com/volunteers.cfm