Dear all, I didnt respond to Ian because my experience is one of a fairly constant flow of little successes which all add up to a big success. I belong to many email groups, and this is one of the best! Dick. NSW interests: William BROUGHTON, arrived 1788 Ann GLOSSOP, alias Elizabeth HEATHORN, arrived 1792 Elizabeth KENNEDY, arrived 1795 John HANLON, arived 1800 Dr Charles THROSBY arrived 1802 Elizabeth CRAIG/CRANK, arrived 1804 Charles Throsby SMITH, arrived 1816 William MONKS, arrived 1819 Joseph BENNETT, arrived 1820 Isabella JACKSON, nee CAMPBELL arrived ca. 1830 Dr. William and Mary Ann LARGE, arrived 1841 (Vic) John and Mary HEILBRONN, arrived 1851 Rhoda FRY, arrived 1854 Stephen and Hannah GARBUTT, arrived 1861 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ian Coles" <iancoles@ozemail.com.au> To: <AUS-NSW-SURNAMES-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, November 22, 2000 6:31 PM Subject: From The List Administrator > Some time back I sort feedback on list members who had success stories in > making contact with others on the list who were tracing the same names. I had a > few replies. To those who did reply, thank you very much. Of the replies I got, > 50% had a success story and 50% hadn't had success yet. I don't know whether > these results are indicative of all list members - I suspect that they are not. > As I mentioned at the time I too have had some successes. I wish all list > members success with their research. > > There are currently 253 members on this mailing list. If you have been > considering posting you surnames, but haven't gotten around to it yet. Now may > be a good time to do so. 253 recipients for your surname query is quite a large > audience > > As the list administrator, if I can help in any way, please do not hesitate to > contact me at the above email address. > > Cheers of now - Ian. > > ______________________________