Hi List, On the subject of place names, I was looking up some relatives in my family tree (on a distant limb) and was wondering what Rich is short for. As you will notice that the first 5 children were born in Amherst. The only Rich I know is Richmond. Any ideas? John William Edwards b: 1868 in Amherst Edward Edwards b: 1870 in Amherst Eliza Edwards b: 1873 in Amherst Mary Edwards b: 1875 in Amherst Margaret Edwards b: 1877 in Amherst Annie Edwards b: 1881 in Rich Walter Edwards b: 1886 in Rich Thanks in advance, Wesley -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.362 / Virus Database: 267.13.12/192 - Release Date: 5/12/2005