Hi Guys Ok, Family History Query ... If you direct a query to the Hug Soc in London, it will be dealt with in two ways. Firstly, the name will be checked against the Australian Genealogical Society's microfiche version of all the indexes to the Society's Proceedings. And, there are a number of series of records of Huguenot genealogies held at the Library which will be searched also but that will be purely an outer jacket search, looking for the family name. I would also suggest that is anybody wants to make such an enquiry, they also ask for a search of the Wagner Wills (they know what that is there) because the Proceedings do not contain every Huguenot name ever known or used and the Library has never really collected family histories (though they certainly do now) so whilst the records are full, they nor any other set of Huguenot Records, can be said to be complete. For example, there is no index to all the references for BMDs in all the Society's Quarto Series, so by definition, the searches must be inco! mplete. If there is no trace, the Hon Sec will write to you and let you know. BUT SEE ABOVE, it does not mean that your family is not Huguenot, just that it does not appear on the indexes. My old Nan's family definitely was Huguenot but they don't appear anywhere at the Library at the moment, will put that right tho. Then basically it's up to you to chase elsewhere or file for another day. If there is a record, you will still get a letter but the original enquiry may well be passed to the Hon Research Officer, who is a professional genealogist. But, he not employed by the Society and if you choose to employ him, you will have to engage him at his usual professional rate which I think is high. However, the way the system is set up (I make no comment about the system at all) he is not obliged to take your research nor even to answer your enquiry but if he does that may take some time depending on his other commitments and, if he does agree to take it, he will do the work when he has the time. The alternative is to find a kindly, cheaper researcher who is willing to do the work for you. Hope this explains and helps in some way. Regards Tony Fuller