Hi, everybody: I just got a look at the Perkins website. Quite impressive! I was especially fascinated by the Hillmorton Parish information and pictures. Please take the following in that light, keeping in mind that I *am* a picky person at times. There is a picture of the "Record of the Marriage of John Perkins & Judith Gater, Registered at the Hilmorton Parish Warwickshire England". The first line of the transcription says, Anno Boinno: 1608 I believe that the actual transcription should be Anno Domino: 1608 The initial letter is an old-style capital D, not a B, and this is fairly clear even in the small GIF picture. The remaining letters seem better taken as "omino" than as "oinno", too, although less certainly. Drat fancy calligraphy and, paradoxically, its sometimes casual treatment of minims, although it might be a lot clearer in the original. The phrase "Anno Domino" (Year of Our Lord) makes sense while "Anno Boinno" does not, as far as I know, mean anything. Please don't let this constructive criticism diminish my appreciation for the site. I've just begun to explore it, really. Darrell Darrell A. Martin no longer proud to have been a Vermonter but still very proud of my Vermont roots currently in exile in Addison, Illinois [email protected]