I found this on another mailing list and it details to some degree plans for upgrading/updating http://www.familysearch.org this year. "Robert E. Givens" wrote: As an FYI item, the Church News of January 20 has an article entitled: A billion names soon to be accessible Online. It quotes Bro. Richard E Turley, Jr., who is the managing director of the Family and Church History Department (i.e.- our boss). It reads: "Beginning in February, a massive new stream of uploads to the site will bring the total of online names to 1 billion, expected by the end of the year. Included in these uploads will be 2.2 million records of middle America-Mexico, the Sweden records of the Scandinavian Vital Records Index with 1.1 million names, the Social Security Death Index with 64 million names and most significantly, an update of the Church's International Genealogical Index, with an addition of 125 million names. Vital records from other areas will follow. Uploads such as these will be ongoing throughout the year, and patrons should check frequently to see if information they need has been added recently." Other facts that were mentioned - The Family History Library has more than 2.16 million rolls of film, 173,795 sets of fiche, 288,000 books, 14,000 serials and 8,000 maps. The Church has 300 cameras in nearly 50 countries capturing 75 to 80 million images a year. There are 30,000 extractors working around the world to index records. In 1999 the collection at the FHL increased by 4,100 rolls of film and 700 books. There are more than 3,500 family history centers in 75 countries that order 70,000 rolls of film a month. The church is adding some 200 centers per year. Now that is a great article. Better than all the rumors we hear all the time. Bob Givens, Director Fresno California North Stake FHC Brenda K. Wolfgram Moore kingsley@aol.com http://members.aol.com/fiddlerben/gtindex.html surnames: Wolfgram, Kratochvil, Secor/Sicard, Jacques, Leguerre, Vallee and and