Progress has been made with our new Search Facility for the Forest of Dean Parish Records. To try it out, just log in from the Members Area page and you will see a link to the new search facility. http://www.forest-of-dean.net/?Members_Area Membership is free but you must first Register in order to access the area. The registration process is simple and you will have it completed in minutes. All records in the beta test database have the Soundex codes assigned to them. Baptisms 68,864 Burials 51,109 Marriages 19,702 Total 139,675 David Watkins - Webmaster Forest of Dean Family History http://www.forest-of-dean.net/ _________________________________