Joan, I really appreciate knowing the marriage records and other material, etc. are available for purchase. If I saw your information to the list about it, I must have overlooked it. I have absolutely no idea what an Acrobat reader is. Could you explain it and tell me where I could purchase it??? I'm an amateur so bear with me. Thanks for responding so quickly! Marge in Nebraska Joan Lund wrote: > The list of the counties included on the ISGS marriage CD are on the web > site. Please note that all the counties are listed and the list is coded as > to what is on the CD. And what has been keyed at the time the list was > up-dated. > See http://www.tbox.com/isgs/projects/marriage-report.html > > The list that is there indicates what is on the CD but note that I haven't > up-dated it since last summer's board meeting to include the latest > counties that have been started/finished etc. I have the listing just > haven't gotten to it. > > This CD is also done in Acrobat and is a huge file to handle to do a search > on it. I wrote the review for ISGS and told people how to use it as you > would open a book and scan the pages. > > If you are in Illinois, the microfiche is available at the local libraries. > > Joan > > At 07:12 PM 6/20/99 -0400, you wrote: > >Let me just give everyone some general advice on CDs: don't buy it until > >you find out in detail what is on it. I hear this over and over -- I bought > >the CD but Logan isn't included. I really think they just throw today > >whatever they have today, trying to have a least one line from each state > >so they can say they have stuff from that state. [I've said this to them > >also.] They are VERY careful in their wording not to say they have it all > >but to imply that they do. > > > >Joan referred to 'the ISGS Marriage CD' which she has. I am not familiar > >with it and don't know exactly what is on it. Perhaps she'll tell us and > >maybe how to get a copy if it seems like a good idea. ISGS, as you all > >probably know, is the state genealogical society and a more reliable source > >for information than some of the commercial sources. > > > > > >Cheryl Rothwell > >LoganCty@mindspring.com > >Coordinator, Logan County, ILGenWeb Project > >http://www.rootsweb.com/~illogan/loindex.htm > >Logan County mailing list> LOGAN-L-request@rootsweb.com > >Downing mailing list> DOWNING-L-request@rootsweb.com > >Harding mailing list> HARDING-L-request@rootsweb.com > >Downing query board> > >http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/FamilyAssoc/Downing > >Lucas query board> > >http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/FamilyAssoc/Lucas > > > > > >==== ILLOGAN Mailing List ==== > >Logan County is on roll 116 of the 1850 Census. > > > > > > > > > > ==== ILLOGAN Mailing List ==== > Your County Coordinator can ALWAYS use help. What can you do? clrothwell@mindspring.com