Folks, this IS true. The Bureau of Land Management site is down. An Illinois alternate, not as accurate, is the Sec of State's public land records. The court did order limited access for DOI sites but not for those with Indian information. > The U.S. Department of the Interior, has been directed by court order to > disconnect all databases that allow access to "individual Indian trust > data". Since the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is under the directive > of the DOI, it has been disconnected, along with some other vital > databases. > > You can read the DOI memos concerning the court orders at: > > http://www.doi.gov/ > > Below are more links if you are interested in the latest news about the > court order disconnecting the DOI's databases, including our favorite > Land Patent Search at the Bureau of Land Management. > > Briefly, the databases that seem to be affected are: > > Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) > Bureau of Land Management (BLM) > Bureau of Reclamations (BOR) > Fish and Wildlife Services (FWS) > Minerals Management Services (MMS) > National Parks Service (NPS) another favorite! > Office of Surface Mining (OSM) > > http://www.cnn.com/2001/TECH/internet/12/11/interior.reut/index.html > > http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,48980,00.html > > Official US Executive Websites and their acronyms: > http://www.loc.gov/global/executive/fed.html Cheryl Rothwell LoganCty@mindspring.com http://www.rootsweb.com/~illogan/loindex.htm Central Illinois Regional Coordinator, ILGenWeb