Dianna, Jim, LIST: I received the following, comforting information from another researcher with concerns about the useful online government databases this evening: >>>"I sent a message to Firstgov.Gov and received the following reply: Thanks for sending your message to FirstGov. The Department of Interior (includes Bureau of Land Management) has taken down its websites in response to a court order. They're slowly starting to bring sites back up, so hopefully they'll return to full service soon. FirstGov Feedback Team" <<< Thankfully, it looks like the disconnect was indeed temporary. The feds must have needed to remove sensitive data (Indian Trust), update and put it back online. Just have to wait to see what our government's definition of "soon" is, this time! <g> Diane - KinDetective @ aol == In a message dated 12/15/01 11:01:09 AM, [email protected] writes: << From: d1anna <[email protected]> =============== To Researchers 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. >>