In a message dated 6/8/2000 3:17:14 PM Pacific Daylight Time, NiteOwl226@aol.com writes: << Roots Web has recently add a new searchable database: CALIFORNIA DEATH INDEX (1940-1995) contains 9,366,786 public records with 498,701 surnames. >> OK, but when I enter all my father's info and death in Monterey County CA, I get the "no matches" message. What can I be doing wrong? Dear NiteOwl - please advise! Ginny