This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: gkczuba Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.michigan.counties.bay/4552.1.1.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Try this link - it's for the homepage of FamilySearch. http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html?datestamp=1199457844750#p=0 Make sure you enter the whole link - it's quite long. Enter the information for the person you are seeking. You can also click on "more" to enter additional information. Over on the bottom right side, near the "search" button, you can also change the way to search. You can select from "exact", "exact and close", and "exact, close, and partial". If I know the person is from Bay City, I enter "Bay, Michigan, United States" in "place". This really helps to narrow down the results. I also try different spellings just in case the record is transcribed wrong. I love this site. Most of the time, an actual record is included, and the site is FREE. Hope this helps. Kathy Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.