Fellow researchers The Registry of Deeds in Dublin is an important repository of genealogical information. In April 2007, I started a project to make these records more accessible to genealogists. The Registry of Deeds Index Project is all about collecting and sharing name index entries so people can make better use of the vast resource. The latest update of the databases in the Registry of Deeds Index Project has over 30,000 index entries. This free resource provides a great start to researching the records of the Registry of Deeds in Dublin. While 30,000 index records is impressive, this really only scratches to surface as there are over 600,000 memorials between 1708 and 1833, and would have at least two parties and two witnesses. The project databases are now directly searchable making access much easier. The ability to browse entries remains so Google and other search engines have full access to the site. The search pages are: http://members.pcug.org.au/~nickred/deeds/search_index.html http://members.pcug.org.au/~nickred/deeds_gg/gg_search_index.html This magnificent collection has come about through the generosity of a few major indexers. http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~registryofdeeds/contributors/contributor_index.htm The coverage of the indexing effort is summarised at : http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~registryofdeeds/by_number/indexed.htm The resource would be made even greater if more people could contribute index entries. People can send index entries as Word, Excel, Lotus, CSV, RTF etc files or people can use the index form to send index entries for a single deed: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~registryofdeeds/forms/make_abstract.htm The Project home page explains in more detail how to make a contribution. http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~registryofdeeds/index.html <http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/%7Eregistryofdeeds/index.html> If you want to contribute but are unsure of what to do send me an email and I can try to assist. (feel free to share this e-mail with other lists or individuals who may be interested) -- Regards Nick /Home/ http://members.iinet.net.au/~nickred/ <http://members.iinet.net.au/%7Enickred/> /Sites managed/ http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~registryofdeeds/index.html <http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/%7Eregistryofdeeds/index.html> http://www.igrsoc.org/index.htm http://members.iinet.net.au/~nickred/majuratennis/ <http://members.iinet.net.au/%7Enickred/majuratennis/>