Maybe you'd be interested in a new CD-ROM published by the New England Historic Genealogical Society? I am. Now to dig up the money! David Arne Sisson New! Records of the Colony and State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations Edited by John Russell Bartlett $40.00 Order now! Item #SCD-RRI Rhode Island was first formally settled with the establishment of Providence by Roger Williams in 1636. In 1643 Charles I granted a charter to Roger Williams entitled the Incorporation of Providence Plantations in the Narragansett Bay in New England. This brought the towns of Providence, Portsmouth, and Newport together into one colony. The government wasn't formally organized until 1647, at which time the town of Warwick was also included. Amid growing concern over the deteriorating condition of the early records, the Rhode Island General Assembly in 1855 provided for the publication of many of these records to ensure their survival for posterity. The first volume was published the following year and publication continued throughout the next decade. These volumes contain tremendous amounts of information on the pre-Federal and early state period that is invaluable to family historians, from both a genealogical and social history perspective. NEHGS now presents these volumes in a fully-searchable electronic format for the first time. Records of the Colony and State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, edited by John Russell Bartlett, contains the full text and images represented in these eleven books (ten volumes plus one supplement). Packed with such records as boundary disputes, lists of town freemen, members of the general assembly, and colonial officers, military records, and more, this CD is a goldmine of information waiting to be utilized! Minimum System Requirements for CD-ROMs: 2mb hard disk space (minimum); 4X CD-ROM or higher; SVGA monitor with 800x600 pixel display; 32 bit color or higher. PC: Pentium I or better; Windows 95, 98, NT or 2000; 32mb RAM (64mb recommended) 2mb hard disk space (minimum); 4X CD-ROM or higher; SVGA monitor with 800x600 pixel display; 32 bit color or higher. MAC: System 7.5 or higher (Folio will not run on System OS X); 40mb RAM (64mb recommended) To order, surf to http://www.newenglandancestors.org/rs1/articles/electronic_publications/?page_id=676&attrib1=1&seq_num=11