In a message dated 09/29/99 8:23:26 AM Central Daylight Time, Traceroots@aol.com writes: << The Gladys Harrington Library in Plano, Collin County, Texas, has the birth and death index on microfilm in their library. Lookups are conducted on a regular basis by Genealogy Friends for a very small donation. The money goes to purchase more microfilm for the genealogical collection. >> I have used the Gladys Harrington Library several times while visiting relatives in the area. If you are not from that area and happen to be in the vicinity, you might want to check it out. I think it has an impressive variety of materials for a library its size, including some print materials from many different states. Here in TN our state library and archives has print materials only from Southern states; so, I was really impressed that a small general library would have such variety. Sara Binkley Tarpley