Thought I would try your suggestion but the screens must have changed since you last visited the site. This is how I found MARS: Click on http://www.ah.dcr.state.nc.us/ Select "State Archives" shown under the center box labeled "Historic Resources" which then takes you to "MARS" at http://www.ncarchives.dcr.state.nc.us/logicrouter/servlet/LogicRouter?PAGE=child&OUTPUTXSL=childbrowse.xsl&hier=h1&tree=c&api_1=PUB_DISP_COLL&hier=builder&tree=c&api_2=GET_SEARCH_PARM&hier=h1&tree=o&api_3=PUB_DISP_COLL&hier=builder&tree=o&ds_svAPI_searchparm=4&api_4=GET_SEARCH_PARM&ds_svAPI_sortoptions=5&api_5=GET_USER_SORT_OPTIONS&pm_POI=52&hier=h1.1&tree=o&pm_GS=100&api_6=GET_CHILDREN_GROUPS&pm_POI=52&hier=h1.1.1&tree=o&pm_CGI=1&api_7=GET_GROUP_CONTENTS Since the last item is a VERY long URL, you might want to start at the beginning. There are lots of other interesting items showed on these screens so taking a look around is not a bad idea. Rae Jean ... in Tennessee ----- Original Message ----- From: <Tdsherron@cs.com> To: <NCWAYNE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, April 09, 2006 8:26 AM Subject: [NCWAYNE] NC Archives I wanted everyone to know you can see the wills, deeds ect. on line at the archives. For those who haven't been there, type in NC Archives, it will take you to the NC site, there click on archives on left, it takes you to another site, click on Mars, it will then launch you to the archives. Once there go down to state and check state, then go back up to top and fill in last name, (Smith, John) ect. To see the wills you will need to download their program. Good Luck on searching.