I have just registered the internet domain MA-VitalRecords.org. Probably over the next six monts, or thereabouts, I will migrate the Vital Records project, http://www.rootsweb.com/~maessex/VitalRecords to the new domain. This will NOT change anything except the URL. I will pay for the domain and hosting out of my own pocket and the vital records will remain FREE to everyone. I have been giving this consideration for some time. I am not in any way dissatisfied with Rootsweb. I am very appreciative of their providing free space that is advertising free. However, Rootsweb has a drawback, the lack of ability to set up databases to facilitate searching. I can't use .asp, ..php, .xhtml or anything to make the searches of the vital records easier for you. It will take at least a couple months before anything is ready to begin migrating. In the meantime, everything remains the same. When I do move things, the basic look will remain the same. There will still be the transcribed files accessible by town or by surname index. I am very interested in your ideas of what you'd like to see. What arrangement. For instance, would you like a set of buttons with town names, rather than conventional hyperlinks as it curretly is. Separate pages for countes? What kinds of parameters would you like to use in your searches? For instance, limit the results by parent's name(s), range of years, a given county, etc. On another issue, I'll be paying for this. I would be willing to put genealogically related advertising on the site to help offset the cost. If you know of such, let me know. I know Ancestry.com and Genealogy.com have associate programs. There are also publishers that specialize in reprints, such as Higginson Books and Picton Press. Please, no "What ever is easiest for you." The vital records are for all of YOU. I just oversee the project. Agains, as always, I can not express how much I appreciate the work the the transcribers do. John In loving memory of our son, Brennan. 11/10/88-5/31/01. http://john-slaughter.rootsweb.com/Brennan.html MA-Bay-Colony & MAMiddle list moderator USGenWeb County Coordinator Essex County, MA - http://www.rootsweb.com/~maessex Middlesex County, MA - http://www.rootsweb.com/~mamiddle USGenWeb Town Coordinator Ipswich, Essex, MA - http://www.rootsweb.com/~macipswi _________________________________________________________________ Booking a flight? Know when to buy with airfare predictions on MSN Travel. http://travel.msn.com/Articles/aboutfarecast.aspx&ocid=T001MSN25A07001