Ancestry.com charges a membership fee for access to some databases that are free elsewhere. For example, in terms of Missouri, Ancestry.com charges for access to to its "Caldwell County, Missouri Marriages 1845-71." However, thanks to Karen Walker, the whole Marriage Book of listings for marriages in Caldwell County, Missouri, from 1845 up to 1996 is free at: www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/mo/caldwell/caldwell.htm -- Darlene Lister