>> FamilySearch has started something I urged Ancestry to do ages ago - they've >> begun a volunteer indexing program that makes MILLIONS of records available >> for FREE! They offer up their ridiculously immense microfilm library in image >> format, and we, the people, index them page by page - a few minutes at a >> time - to create a free microfilm search for everyone. >> >> I just found dozens of my family's death certificates, and made a ton of >> connections through it. Sending away for these records takes weeks - even >> months - and a lot of money. Also, you have to know what you're requesting to >> get the copies. >> >> The Family Search Lab offers up an index that *includes* parents' names. I >> was able to search for children of my great-grandparents, leaving the actual >> name blank, and determined a handful of other family members I would have >> otherwise not known of (including babies!). >> >> They also have parish records, census records, and more. >> >> It doesn't seem to be TOTALLY complete, as it is missing a few names that >> I've found in a book version of the Ohio death index, but it has just about >> everything that the Ohio genealogical society's website offers. And we're >> talking about actual images - not just an index! >> >> Check it out: >> http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html?datestamp=121 0350651050# >> >> And if you've got 10 minutes, volunteer to transcribe a page or two to keep >> this free service going! Power to the people!