I thought the below was a great idea that I am going to put into immediate practice. I wanted to share it with all researchers that might be interested. It came from a suggestion by Germaine J. Ellis published in the Ancestry Newsletter. Blessings, Bob RE Speese ___ FAMILY DIRECTORY I am from a family of twelve children in Québec City, Canada. We developed a great family closeness as we grew and left home. One of my brothers started a family directory, which lists the names and address of all the descendants of my parents. In three generations, it has grown to over two hundred individuals with birth, marriage, and death dates (if appropriate) as well as home and business phone numbers. We live in Québec, Ontario, New Jersey, DC, Texas, California, as well as London and Paris. I never leave home without my directory and it proved particularly useful on 11 September 2001 because my son worked in the World Trade Center. I was driving to Iowa at the time and could not reach anyone, but I could give the Red Cross info on my son and his family. At the end of the day, I heard he was safe and I could reach all my children. Happier uses are for sending postcards, anniversary or birthday cards and to edit my genealogy program with new information. Germaine J. Ellis ****************************************** GOD BLESS AMERICA Researching: SPEESE, STREET, McWATTERS, BALLENTINE Rootsweb Email Surname/County List Owner SPEESE-L STREET-L MSJASPER-L (Jasper Co., MS) Jasper Co., MS., Coordinator ALHN (American Local History Network) Jasper Co., MS. Coordinator for Mississippi Heritage Preservation, Research and Education League Sponsor of My STREET Family Page Member of International Internet Genealogical Society (IIGS) Member of United States Internet Genealogical Society (USIGS)