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The twelve volumes making up the contents of this CD focus on military records, marriage records, census records, and genealogies. Naming tens of thousands of individuals in early Missouri, Michigan, Kansas, Indiana, and Illinois, chiefly from the late eighteenth century to the mid-nineteenth century, this CD comprises the broadest cross-section of Midwest genealogical reference materials available. The following are the books included on the CD, all linked by a single electronic name index and a powerful search engine:

*A History of Pioneer Families of Missouri, by William Bryan and Robert Rose
*An Index of Pioneers from Massachusetts to the West, by Charles Flagg
*Detroit River Connections, by Judy Jacobson
*Illinois Census Returns, 1810 [and] 1818, by Margaret Cross Norton
*Illinois Census Returns, 1820, by Margaret Cross Norton
*Roster of Soldiers . . . of the American Revolution Buried in Indiana, by Mrs. Roscoe O'Byrne
*Missouri Marriages Before 1840, by Susan Ormesher
*Kansas Territorial Settlers of 1860, by Clara Hamlett Robertson
*Michigan Military Records, by Sue Silliman
*Pioneer Families of the Midwest, by Blanche Lea Walden
*Revolutionary Soldiers Buried in Illinois, by Harriet Walker
*Revolutionary Soldiers Buried in Indiana, by Margaret Waters

System Requirements: You must have a CD-ROM drive, and in order to read the CD you must use either the Family Archive Viewer (version 4.0 or higher), which is available as a free download at http://www.genealogical.com/content/dlfav6.html, or Family Tree Maker for Windows, version 4.0 or higher (Family Tree Maker software can be ordered from www.FamilyTreeMaker.com).

To access information on our Family Archive CDs using the Family Archive Viewer:

1. Install the Family Archive Viewer CD or download it from http://www.genealogy.com/dlfav6.html.
2. Start the Viewer if it is not already running
3. Insert the CD you wish to view into the CD-ROM drive. If you have 2 or more CD-ROM drives, the CD must be placed in the first one.
4. The CD should open automatically, but users of later versions of the Family Archive Viewer must click the CD/magnifying glass icon in the top toolbar (above the template in some versions) to read the CD.
5. When the screen entitled "About this Family Archive" appears, click OK where prompted.

To access information on our Family Archive CDs using Family Tree Maker:

1. Start your Family Tree Maker and open a Family File. (If the program is already running, skip to Step 2.)
2. Insert the CD in your computer's CD-ROM drive. (If you have 2 or more CD-ROM drives, the CD must be placed in the first one.)
3. From the View menu, select Family Finder, or select the Family Finder icon from the toolbar.
4. For FTM 2005, FTM 2006, or Version 16 or later: From the View menu, select Data CD, then View CD.

To search the CD for names, select the Search Expert button in the top right of your screen, then select "Search this archive for someone NOT from your Family File." You can also search for names by using the Index.

Note: If a window opens that contains a list of files on the CD, simply close it.