Hello everyone, To follow up on my earlier posts about the SSDI disappearing from Rootsweb and the Gov. taking away the number and making it harder to learn the parents names I submit the following. Today I read another bloggers' posting and it seems that two (2) resources out there (at this time at least) still show the SS number. I am pasting in what he wrote following. One of those sources being the FamilySearch site (free) and the other being NEGHS (pay to access). Don Finel ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ FamilySearch.org still offering SSDI access...for now... FamilySearch.org still offers free searching of their SSDI database, without registration, and still shows the social security numbers of everyone in their database. I don't know how long that will last, however. Personally, I recommend everyone search the FamilySearch.org database and mark down the information they have on each person in your tree. This isn't only the social security number, but the birth date, death date, place of issuance (of the social security number), last residence, and place where last benefit was sent. All of this information can be useful in genealogy research, and while these companies are removing the social security numbers now as a pre-emptive attempt to prevent further regulation, if regulation does arrive from the legislature, as written now it would eliminate access to all of this information (not just the social security numbers). Therefore, I suggest making a list of those people in your database who were working in the US after 1935, and going through the FamilySearch.org SSDI Database and copy all the information you can, while you still can... ____________________________________________________________ 60-Year-Old Mom Looks 27 Mom Reveals Free Wrinkle Trick That Has Angered Doctors! http://thirdpartyoffers.netzero.net/TGL3241/4ef8c258c48af106100fst04duc