Sorry for my spotty attendance to list business; my internet connection was getting steadily worse for the last few days, and finally died the other night. Fortunately, they were able to fix it today (all new wiring and new cable modem)! This list is absolutely wonderful, but occasionally we wander off-topic, or make unfounded assertions. Please: 1. resist the temptation to continue off-topic 2. do not take umbrage at statements you know to be untrue and 3. do not take any of this personally. If you see an off-topic post, please reply privately to the poster if you must. OR, if you see a way to reply and bring it back on topic, as Gloria recently and deftly did -- thanks, Gloria! -- please do that. Otherwise, write me at the admin address and bring it to my attention and I'll take care of it if I haven't already. Alsace-Lorraine-admin@rootsweb.com If you see statements you know to be untrue, kindly post information (not insults) with the correct information. Sometimes people are misinformed, but "a soft answer turneth away wrath." Finally, don't forget our wonderful archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com With that one magic address, you can browse the list, or search just this list, or all the lists, or a certain subset of them in the advanced searches. Valorie