I received the following from Paula-- thanks so much for sharing with us-----Betty ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~` Hello everyone -- It seems Spring is almost here, our weather has been quite warm, and we've had very little snow recently. I have some interesting genealogy news for February! To celebrate Black History Month, Ancestry's 1870 US Federal Census database are free to search (with registration) during February 2006. Registration only requires your name and email address. Ancestry.com has also opened its WW1 Draft Registration cards in honour of Black History Month. To unlock and search this database for free, you can use the link found at http://olivetreegenealogy.com/index1.shtml It is found under the yellow horizontal bar, near the top of the page. To view (and use) the full list of 13 databases that are free for the month of February, see http://olivetreegenealogy.com/can/ont/blacks.shtml ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ Also, Steve Morse has done it again. He's created another One-Step search engine, this time for the 1901 Canadian Census. It's free to use and hopefully will help those seeking their Canadian roots. See http://www.stevemorse.org/ and scroll down the page until you see the Canadian Census section. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ Brian of AncestorsAtRest.com tells me that he now has over 400 Funeral Cards online on his website! To see if your ancestor is found there, visit http://ancestorsatrest.com/ Funeral Cards contain the name of the deceased, usually a birth and date date and can include some extra genealogical information. Most of Brian's Funeral Cards also include a photo of the card. Brian also has over 200 coffin plates online at http://ancestorsatrest.com Enjoy! Lorine --New Databases online http://olivetreegenealogy.com/freedata.shtml **Navigation Tip** Be sure to check my list of FREE databases uploaded since Jan. 2003 at http://olivetreegenealogy.com/freedata.shtml For Free Items on the 'Net, visit my page at http://olivetreegenealogy.com/freegenealogy.shtml