Thanks Jan .. I'll send it on to the surname lists I'm on :-) Cheers Jane -----Original Message----- From: Rotheram1@aol.com [mailto:Rotheram1@aol.com] Sent: Thursday, April 12, 2001 11:12 AM To: YORKSGEN-L@rootsweb.com Subject: History on the Net An article from my local paper reads...... HISTORY ON THE NET Details of documents ranging from Charlotte Bronte's letters to Captain Cook's birth certificate will be listed on a new Internet site, set to be launched by the West Yorkshire Archive Service. There are a massive 49,000 seperate collections across the region ranging from the 12th century to modern day. Each collection is open for public viewing but with no central register of what is held & where, tracking down specific items is near impossible. WYAS has received £147,000 from the Heritage Lottery Fund to allow it to make a comprehensive list of all public documents in Yorkshire and Humberside. Once completed, the list, will be posted on the Internet, allowing people to locate historical documents at the touch of a button. Four new members of staff will be employed to catalogue the documents, and the project is expected to take 18 months to complete. Jan in Bronte Country Jan PERKINS-ROTHERAM ROTHERAM/ROTHERHAM] MYCOCK /HEELEY ]All Sheffield and Derbyshire SIMMOMITE/SIMMONITE ] CLEWER/WOOLLEY/HOPKINS} SAUNDERS/CRABTREE ] All Keighley, Wakefield Leeds & Biggleswade Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.230 / Virus Database: 111 - Release Date: 25-Jan-01