This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Armstrong, Shimer, Beer Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/kQB.2ACIB/2541.1.1.1.1 Message Board Post: There may be a connection. My Nancy (Mrs. James L.) Armstrong was born Shimer and her mother was a Nancy BEER. Do you have scans of these articles, or can I get a copy?