Bill is correct. They are huge and will require a lot of dedication if anyone is interested in digging into them. My interest in them will be limited to those areas where I know my family was involved / lived / traveled. The rest would be interesting, but I do not feel I would have time to deal with it. Clif Hinds Bill LaBach <wmlabach@bellsouth.net> wrote: The Draper manuscripts are aavailable as reels of microfilm and there are close to 500 of them. There are books indexing various parts of of the manuscripts in some fashion. Getting into this material is a time intensive matter. Bill LaBach. ============================== New! Family Tree Maker 2005. Build your tree and search for your ancestors at the same time. Share your tree with family and friends. Learn more: http://landing.ancestry.com/familytreemaker/2005/tour.aspx?sourceid=14599&targetid=5429 --------------------------------- Celebrate Yahoo!'s 10th Birthday! Yahoo! Netrospective: 100 Moments of the Web