In a message dated 12/8/02 10:31:13 PM, kennedmr@siscom.net writes: << If I go back to the IGI search screen and put in the region, country, county, the Batch number and just the surname, I can pull up all the Kennedy's from that same Batch. OR If I go back to the IGI search screen and put in region, country and county along with the Batch number, BUT NO surname, I can bring up ALL the surnames on that Batch. >> :D And the last thing you need is to have to explain yourself, right? ;-) I don't know that it's online, but the batch and serial sheet index (on fiche) will give you the specific film that covers the whole batch but again, when the batch begins with C I'm told these usually refer to living persons or there is some other reason why the information is restricted. That was true five years ago. I assume it still is.

Each film has several different items. Each item is extracted and given a Batch number. An item dealing with births and Christenings is given a batch number starting with "C" and then other numbers. A marriage item on the film starts with "M". By putting in the Batch number on my computer, I can read the extracted information at home. When I narrow down my search needs, I can then go to a Family History Library and spend my time looking at films and other sources. Mike Kennedy Dayton Ohio ----- Original Message ----- From: <HOSTGFSLINDA@aol.com> To: <NorthernIrelandGenWeb-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, December 09, 2002 9:47 AM Subject: Re: [NIR-GW] Reason why I need the Batch numbers > > In a message dated 12/8/02 10:31:13 PM, kennedmr@siscom.net writes: > > << If I go back to the IGI search screen and put in the region, country, > county, the Batch number and just the surname, I can pull up all the > Kennedy's from that same Batch. > > OR > > If I go back to the IGI search screen and put in region, country and county > along with the Batch number, BUT NO surname, I can bring up ALL the surnames > on that Batch. >> > > :D And the last thing you need is to have to explain yourself, right? ;-) > I don't know that it's online, but the batch and serial sheet index (on > fiche) will give you the specific film that covers the whole batch but again, > when the batch begins with C I'm told these usually refer to living persons > or there is some other reason why the information is restricted. > That was true five years ago. I assume it still is. > > > ==== NorthernIrelandGenWeb Mailing List ==== > Have you visited the *NEW* RootsWeb/Ancestry Message Boards yet? Take a > tour soon & learn how time-saving those "Gateway" messages are compared > to trying to find the *new* ones on your own. > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >