Hi there, No big problem but you got the location wrong. The GRO is in Southport formerly in County of Lancashire but since 1974 redistricting is now within the administrative district called County of Merseyside ie Liverpool et al Signing off Jim Poway California lklein@mindspring.com wrote: > From http://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/news/Open_Days.asp: > >> Open Days >> >> We are delighted to inform you that the General Register Office will >> soon be holding its annual Open Days, giving you a chance to find out >> more about how births, deaths and marriages certificates are produced. >> >> However, we don't just produce certificates and the Open Days will >> provide you with the chance to go on an hour-long tour of the >> Office's Smedley Hydro Site where you will: >> >> * view exhibitions from various General Register Office >> departments and from invited external Family History organisations >> * see a demonstration of the certificate production process >> * attend talks relating to various subjects connected with the >> office and other organisations >> >> The Open Days will take place on Saturday June 25, and Saturday, July >> 2 2005 from 10am until 5pm. >> >> Please note that all places must be booked in advance. >> >> If you are interested in attending one of the Open Days, please >> contact the Public Relations Unit on 0151 471 4530 or 0151 471 4419. >> > > No other information available at this time. > > Lynne > > > ==== LANCSLIFE Mailing List ==== > Please keep signature blocks to four lines or less. Do not include > surnames you're researching as that impedes the interactive search > process. > > ============================== > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx > > >