Check out episode 15 of the Family Tree podcast and hear Ian Hartas speak about the inspiration behind this 20 year venture: www.family-tree. co.uk/how-to-guides/ family-tree-podcast/
From that first step – to establish Cheshire BMD in October 2000 – enlisting the help of South Cheshire Family History Society, the initative of the local registrar, and the programming skills of Ian Hartas, the BMD idea (to provide online access to local indexes) has continued to grow. Requests soon followed for similar schemes to be set up for other areas, and the remit expanded beyond just BMD sites. Explore it at www. ukbmd.org.uk