Hello Barbara, Many thanks for your input. In a nutshell, when the freereg project is completed, you will get other details rather than just names and dates that are currently available on the "other" indexes when you click onto a name. You will know ahead of time, prior to ordering a record from scotlandspeople or a film from the LDS (IGI), what information is recorded on the register for that person. I personally will continue to order images from scotlandspeople to verify information, but it would be so nice to make an informed decision prior. For example, my 4th great, James Calder "tailor in Nairn" (the tailor came later with christenings of his 10 children) was christened to William Calder "weaver in Nairn" in 1785. I was extremely lucky with this record as it listed one of the witnesses as "James Calder, the child's grandfather" (and I know this is rare). This made it easy for me to go back two generations assuming the family originated in Nairn. I found the christening of a William Calder in 1758 to a James Calder "farmer in town" - no mother listed (seems to be the norm for the older records). There were six christenings total in Nairn during the timeframe that I was looking at, all two years apart with the exception of one - three years apart, to a James Calder. In only two instances were mothers mentioned, Catherine McPherson and Katherine McUrich. I had first assumed that the parish priest made an error in recording the last names of the ladies (I could find no marriage of a McPherson to a Calder). I ordered the marriage of Katherine McUrich to James Calder and four christening records to James Calder. I found that there were indeed two James Calder's, one a "farmer in town" and one a "taylor in town". The "farmer" was married to Catherine McPherson which more than likely makes the above William Calder son to this union since William was christened to the "farmer". I still have two more records to order and they may or may not contain the occupation, I am hoping they will. So far, have shelled out almost $90 USD to solve this mystery and still have two more to go. It would be nice to have the information free of charge and immediate without having to travel or wait for the film to come in! When I say informed decision, if the other details were available such as they will be with freereg, I probably would have waited until the end to order the marriage record of McUrich to Calder and instead ordered one of the two christenings that remain. I already had the marriage date of 1752 in the form of an extracted record on the IGI. The marriage record only confirmed they were both of that parish. My logic is that some people may find it inconvenient to order a film through their local LDS or too costly to purchase an image from scotlandspeople. Perhaps the person is homebound or is on a fixed income. My family history has become my passion and I know from personal experience, that it can be costly if you do not follow the LDS route. I see this as a great research tool and it would have been extremely helpful to me if it were available today. My opionion is solely based on my own experience. Kind regards, Sherry > I am wondering if the Xmas & New Year has got to me as I cannot figure out > what more the LDS, IGI will give you over & above what is now available.