Hi Everyone, I found this site after they took all free info off Rootsweb. If you use it as a free database you have to endure the ads or you can pay and not see the ads. I just click the ads off when they come up. They are building their databases so they don't have all the states. Thought I'd share this info with everyone. Sande in CA The Vitalsearch Company Worldwide News wrote: > ANNOUNCEMENT: May 26, 2002 from The Vitalsearch Company Worldwide, > Inc. > > ======================================================== > > > > As a friend and former visitor to our Universal Search Portal > http://www.vitalsearch-worldwide.com > <http://www.vitalsearch-worldwide.com/> we would like to keep you > abreast monthly of on-going database completions and developments. > > > > * Development of new databases may show some slowness during the > next month or two as we make necessary changes to our operation. > > 1. mpeg-4 technology will no longer be used. All new scanned > document databases will employ the standard JPG which will be > watermarked with copyright information. This will meet our objective > of achieving a minimum amount of DRM (digital rights management) and > yet allow with easy cross-platform viewing. Older documents will be > upgraded over time. > > 2. Pop-up Ads are being paired back considerably so as not to > coincide with each other. > > 3. MySQL databases are being enhanced to provide for growing > use. This includes such popular databases as California, Kentucky > births searches among others. Please bare with us during this period > as searches may be slow. > > > > * California: Stanislaus County 1929 City Directory now online > at: http://www.vitalsearch-ca/gen/ca/sta/stadlink.htm . > * > > * Kentucky State births, deaths & marriages for year=2001 have > been completed and can be accessed from the Kentucky home page ( > http://www.vitalsearch-ca.com/gen/ky/ ) . > * > * In the work Completion Status Page (for Members only): 1957 > Groom book has been completed and added to the 1949-1959 Grooms > collection. 1960-1969 California Marriage:Groom finished through > "H". This page is located at > http://www.vitalsearch-ca.com/gen/compstat.htm . > * > * Works Under Development expected shortly: Wisconsin Deaths > being completed. ***Work has begun in rescanning the 1905-29 & > 1930-39 CA Deaths from the original source documents. Expected > completion time is second quarter 2003. > > > > > > You might also wish to re-visit Premium Search Advantages ( > http://www.vitalsearch-ca.com/gen/regadvan.htm ), which among others > benefits allows access to ongoing database developments in progress. > > > > > > We thank you. > > > > > > > > The Vitalsearch Company Worldwide, Inc > > > > > > > > We thank you. > > > > > > > > The Vitalsearch Company Worldwide, Inc > > > >