I think a joint effort is a marvelous idea, Irene!! When I order films, it costs $3.45!! Friday afternoons are my 'volunteer' time (until I find a paying job!!), but I can order on Wednesdays too. It takes a couple of weeks to come in. I currently have the microfiche (which we can keep indefinitely in-house) for the "1881 Census-Surname Index, County: Dorsetshire" I've got a week or so of time before (hopefully) interviews for possible legal/medical secretarial positions (there's not much available up here and we've got three boys heading for college!) Made the following offer to Wendy after asking her about GEDCOM files and she referred me to the Lovelxxx website.... Subject: jki:Loveless Line On-line...(10/4) Sent: 10/4/99 3:09 AM To: Wendy Miller, [email protected] Thanks....I'll check out the GEDCOM info you've referred to. Which would you prefer I concentrate on.... - learning what's involved in the GEDCOM and working with you on that... - Coordinate the LOVELESS line -- similarly to what I sent you on the bottom of the last memo (or would this be duplicating the GEDCOM info?) - Type of the census records of Tolpuddle for 1851, 1861 and 1871 that I've copied from microfilm so that they could be put on the Tolpuddle portion of your website... In the meantime, after my Band Boosters meeting tonight I'll spend some time following your suggestions re GEDCOM Jacki --------- It's not that I'm looking for things to do; but I've already gotten alot from this and the LOVELESS list and may not be able to spend alot of time later....I'd like to contribute enough that we can make progress; I benefit too!! So... Could I suggest that people submit to the list ideas as to what micro- film/fiche seem advisable to get; we can compare notes and divide and conquer!! P.S. Gayle asked for my line of connection: 1 John LOVELESS - lives with Susan 1861/71 m. Susannah Allengame CORNISH c. 1823 2 Susan CORISH/CORNISH b. 1824 in Tolpuddle 1851/61/71 m. Joseph WAY b abt 1817 3 Hiram C. WAY b 1851 in Tolpuddle - came to US in 1883 m. Rhoda Ann SHAVE b 1856 in Whitechurch 4 Carrie S. WAY b 1885 in Hawley MN m. James Wesley ASH b 1882 in Lawrence MN 5 Rachel Sebley ASH b. 1915 in Chelsea IA m. William Merril DENNIS b. 1915 in Des Moines IA 6 Jaquelyn Sebley DENNIS b 1944 in Washington, D.C. m. James Edward KECK b 1942 in Cleveland OH ....and here we are!! Jim is a psychologist at Mercy Hospital here in Williston, North Dakota - 70 mi from Canada + 18 mi from Montana; we met in Iowa City, Iowa - we're a blended family: Jim had custody of Jon/now 31 and Vail/now 26 when we married in 1977; added three boys = Wesley/19 and 17-y/o twins, Samuel Fegtly and Robert Sebley. The Hospital brought us here in 1992. I'm your basic volunteer addict and Lay Leader at Faith United Methodist Church. Aren't you glad you asked!? jki