Thanks Bridget, I Googled for DoVE and had success!  The good news is that I wasn't dreaming and my memory is still good.  The bad news is that the project is now 12 months behind schedule.  For those who want the latest picture follow this link: http://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/aboutus/lookingahead/Digitisation_of_Vital_Events.asp#0  Kind regards Roger ----- Original Message ---- From: Bridget Meads <bridgetmeads@btinternet.com> To: ROGER RUSHTON <rogerofgoostrey@btinternet.com>; SFHG <sfhg@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, 16 June, 2008 10:22:53 AM Subject: Re: [SFHG] BMD Indexes I think you are referring to the DoVE project, which was due to be available about last April .... if you Google, you might get an update! (Fingers crossed) Bridget 10773 ----- Original Message ----- From: "ROGER RUSHTON" <rogerofgoostrey@btinternet.com> To: "SFHG" <sfhg@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, June 16, 2008 10:08 AM Subject: [SFHG] BMD Indexes >I may have dreamt this, in which case I won't get any replies!! > > I have it in the back of my mind that there was a plan to update the > earlier GRO birth , marriage and death indexes to provide more detail as > is the case with the later indexes. This would mean that, whatever the > year, on the marriage index spouses names would be included, on the birth > indexes the mother's maiden name would be included and on the death > indexes the age at death would be included. Lastly, but I am less certain > of this, was there a plan to digitise the indexes in order to make them > fully searchable? > > If I am correct I thought that the first phase of this major improvement > was due to be available soon. > > Can anyone tell me what the status of this project is and where I can look > on the Internet in future to check progress. > Kind regards > > > Roger Rushton > Member 9885 > > >      __________________________________________________________ > Sent from Yahoo! Mail. > A Smarter Email http://uk.docs.yahoo.com/nowyoucan.html > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > SFHG-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message __________________________________________________________ Sent from Yahoo! Mail. A Smarter Email http://uk.docs.yahoo.com/nowyoucan.html