My apologies if this message is hitting the list more than once. It keeps being sent back to me as "undeliverable" so I keep trying.... John asked: "Do you happen to know if there has been a change in policy regarding the accepting of the documentation in the Silver books as proof. In other words can the Silver books be quoted as the documentation on a certain line? At one time that was not the case and independant certified copies had to be supplied with the application" and "So my question remains: When a person submits the application to the Historian , will the Silver Books alone be sufficient proof that this line of ancestors is properly documented? The way I read your answer and the FAQ infers, the answer to my question is still NO." ______________ John, The silver books alone are sufficient proof to cite that the line is valid. I don't know about a change in policy as you state above, this has been the case as long as I've been a state Historian (10 years). And please note while it may have been the case many years ago, copies of your documentation do NOT need to be certified these days. Susan E. Roser,Historian, Governor Canadian Society www.rootsweb.com/~canms/canada.html