In recognition of Patriots' Day (April 18), NEHGS is offering free access to the Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 database - through Saturday - http://www.newenglandancestors.org/research/Database/Patriots-Day_Launch.asp - it is apparently being used quite a bit and is slow to load at times, but hope you will find someone you are hunting! If you want to go directly to the search page, it is at http://www.newenglandancestors.org/research/database/vital_records/default.asp?srres=0 Carol C-H <cch@netdoor.com> http://www2.netdoor.com/~cch/GEN-links.htm