Hi All: I'm passing this on as it looks very interesting. I'm not into batch numbers myself, having like Keith Roberts, preferred to do the original research the hard way. But, this looks as if Hugh has done everyone a very big favour. Save a lot of time and trouble for those who wish to search on-line, no doubt. Regards Graham >Resent-Date: Fri, 15 Feb 2002 19:02:11 -0700 >X-Original-Sender: hugh@our-own-home.com Fri Feb 15 19:02:09 2002 >From: "Hugh Wallis" <hugh@our-own-home.com> >Old-To: "'Glamorgan List'" <GLAMORGAN-L@rootsweb.com>, > "'London List'" <LONDON-L@rootsweb.com>, > "'Surrey List'" <ENG-SURREY-L@rootsweb.com>, > "'Somerset List'" <Bristol_and_Somerset-L@rootsweb.com>, > "'Norfolk list'" <NORFOLK-L@rootsweb.com>, > "'Kent List'" <KENT-ENG-L@rootsweb.com>, > "'Brecon List'" <WLS-BRECONSHIRE-L@rootsweb.com>, > "'Gwent List'" <MonmouthshireGwent-L@rootsweb.com>, > "'Monmouthshire List'" <MONMOUTHSHIRE-L@rootsweb.com>, > "'Powys List'" <POWYS-L@rootsweb.com>, > "'Northants List'" <NORTHANTS-L@rootsweb.com>, > "'Bucks List'" <BUCKS-L@rootsweb.com>, > "'Berks List'" <Berkshire-l@rootsweb.com>, > "'Cornwall List'" <CORNISH-GEN-L@rootsweb.com> >Subject: IGI Batch Numbers - a new facility >Date: Fri, 15 Feb 2002 21:01:23 -0500 >X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook CWS, Build 9.0.2416 (9.0.2911.0) >Importance: Normal >X-OriginalArrivalTime: 16 Feb 2002 02:01:25.0066 (UTC) >FILETIME=[D6A1DAA0:01C1B68D] >To: POWYS-L@rootsweb.com >Resent-From: POWYS-L@rootsweb.com >Reply-To: POWYS-L@rootsweb.com >X-Mailing-List: <POWYS-L@rootsweb.com> archive/latest/5880 >X-Loop: POWYS-L@rootsweb.com >Resent-Sender: POWYS-L-request@rootsweb.com > >Dear listers > >Have you been frustrated searching the IGI for your rellies when you have >only the surname but got tired of figuring out batch numbers and typing them >into the LDS search screen (since you can't do a last name search unless you >know a batch number)? > >I have been - so I decided to do something about it. I have made an >exhaustive search of the likely ranges of batch numbers for the British >Isles and created a database of those numbers and the source records that >they apply to. I have searched all the possible numbers in the ranges shown >on my website. For each batch I extracted the church or chapel (if >specified), town, county and country names of the first record that appears >when it is called up in my browser. I then organised them by country and >county and created a website. A very powerful feature that I have included >is a hotlink from each batch number to the actual search engine provided at >http://www.familysearch.org, including the ability to enter the surname you >are looking for. This makes it very easy to search all the batches for a >particular geographic location using just the last name you are searching >for - something that is not possible directly from the LDS site without >doing a lot of typing. It also connects towns that are listed in more than >one county in the IGI which can sometimes be a problem causing you to lose a >relly because you are looking across a county border!! > >I hope you will like it - please let me know if you have any suggestions for >improvements, enhancements, or new features that I might be able to >implement. > >(oh yes - where is the site? - I wondered if you would ask that. - take a >look at my signature line) > >Thanks > >Hugh Wallis >Ontario, Canada >Formerly of Surrey, UK > >IGI Batch numbers - >http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~hughwallis/IGIBatchNumbers.htm#Page >Title.htm