Hello Angela (I am reading) It was good to meet you at the RO, perhaps we will meet again.   The business of the card index has been an ongoing problem for many years and each time I use it I am always earning my "Brownie Points" by sorting out a few for them. I should like to add my request to Angela's, for people who use the RO to keep the cards in order and put them back in the place you removed them from.   Ann in Ryde --- On Sun, 21/2/10, Angela McMurtry <angelamciow@talktalk.net> wrote: From: Angela McMurtry <angelamciow@talktalk.net> Subject: [IoW] RO NEWPORT To: isle-of-wight@rootsweb.com Date: Sunday, 21 February, 2010, 17:42 Hi Everyone, As you know I did a few look-ups at the RO last week. I got to meet Ann Barrett for the first time quite by chance so that was a nice little bonus (hello Ann , if you are reading this). I'd like to thank all those people behind the scenes who do a marvellous job week in and week out trawling indexes and other resources. On the subject of the RO, I was rather dismayed to discover that a lot of the index cards are out of numerical sequence, so I'd like to suggest that if you plan a trip to the RO and you can't find a bap - check the burials, if you can't find a marriage - check the births. It is becoming a common problem for whatever reason.. and it serves as a timely reminder to put cards back in order ! I was horrified to discover that my entire MUNDY family has disappeared altogether ! Someone has made off with the cards. Luckily the RO has a copy on microfilm but it still means someone having to write them out again. Thankfully it was not a large family , I am now looking for the culprit :-( Angela in Cowes