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From: Barry Ruck <>
Subject: Re: FreeBMD opens its scanned images of the GRO index to the public
Date: Sun, 4 Jul 2004 15:51:57 +0100
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On Mon, 28 Jun 2004, Dave Mayall <> sharpened
a new quill and wrote ...

>In order to add to the service that we already provide to the genealogical
>community, FreeBMD has today made its scanned images of the GRO index
>(previously available only to transcribers) available to the general public.
>
>Prior to this move, viewing the indexes was only possible at libraries or on
>pay-per-view internet sites.
>
>Whilst FreeBMD doesn't yet have a complete set of images, the nearly 700,000
>images that we do have represent a good proportion of the indexes from 1837
>to 1910, and we hope that people will find the facility useful.
>
>The initial interface is sonmewhat crude, but further enhancements to this
>new area of the site are planned, and we will announce them as they happen.
>
>http://images.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/choose.pl
>
>

Agreed that the interface is crude, but it will get there, of that I am
sure!

Congratulations to all the team for a sterling job of work.


--

Regards,
Barry Ruck. Harlow, Essex. U.K.

Ruck,(Glos. & Lincs) Gostelow,Goddard & Eley (Lincs)

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