Thank you Jan ... I was just looking through the different categories to see where I can post a question regarding a brick wall on searching for my 2nd great-grandfather and is brother's birth certificates and/or baptisms. I have sent a request to Merthyr Tydfil to do a search and I haven't heard back from them. I first sent an email to Powys (the gentleman was very quick to respond stating he couldn't find anything) and based on the info I gave them they gave me Merthyr Tydfil's email address. Just not sure if I'm spinning my wheels. Maybe you can direct me to where I can post this same information on the blogs/forums here on Genealogist Specialists. I've printed a bunch of maps to make sure I'm in the right area when searching and requesting searches. I can put in that information once I know where to post here for additional help just to see if I'm asking the right questions and to the right people.