Thats interesting but I thought that particular period was left to the experts at the FHL because it is so hard to figure out and best left to people who can read the handwriting and make sense of the records themselves. Looking foward to further information. Regine Brindle --- On Wed, 2/29/12, Jerry Cowley <[email protected]> wrote: From: Jerry Cowley <[email protected]> Subject: [LDS-WC] European records chronology To: [email protected] Date: Wednesday, February 29, 2012, 12:58 PM I had someone ask why we couldn't submit birth records prior to 1500 the other day.  I remember its having something to do with whoever was pope issuing a decree that the parishes keep records sometime in the 1500s. (And true to human nature, some had already begun and some didn't bother for awhile.) What I can't put my finger on is the name of the Pope and the year of the decree.  From what I'm finding on the Internet, it may have had something to do with Henry VII. Thanks everyone, Jerry __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 6925 (20120229) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com Please send the one word message SUBSCRIBE or UNSUBSCRIBE to [email protected] ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message