In response to several messages I got...I'd like to let everyone on the list know that the IL state archives is NO longer accepting requests for the free death certificates. They stopped doing this on 15 November 2002, but will honor requests recevied by that date. That was why I posted the website that I did to the list earlier today (which I received from another mailing list I'm on). Kevin __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com