I just want to expand a little on this since it was mentioned recently. I don't know anything about their progress in doing the books, but I think there was talk about that before the talk about doing the microfilm collection. At any rate, I think they have finished all the microfilms and are in the indexing stage now. They are utilizing local genealogical societies to help with the indexing (a plus, I think, because the local societies should know the names better, although they are supposed to be having everything double checked by others anyhow) & are making the results available as they go. That is good! I was having visions of not having decent vision left by the time the project was finished! The director at the FHC that I use is "beta" testing the information and lets me use it when he is there. So far, I have viewed copies of OH death certificates and have found them helpful, although not anything to rave about, the reason being that that is something that was not mandatory until after 1900 for the most part and so too late for most of my work, and OH is not a state I am working in very much. They have given me a few wive's maiden names though. The last time I went I noticed that they now have some GA records up too, and I think one of the more recent censuses was on, but they are available pretty widely anyhow. So the availability is not as far off as we might have expected. Joan Marie