Gruber sounds German to me. They use a letter called a gauss I think, that looks rather like a Greek beta or a scrawly B that is often substituted by s or ss. Have you tried this alternate spelling? Not to mention, perhaps the u had an accent over it in German and was changed to another vowel in English. Just a thought Dawn -----Original Message----- From: Anne Hanson [mailto:ahanson8@bigpond.com] Sent: Monday, 2 January 2006 1:54 PM To: AUS-VIC-HIGH-COUNTRY-L@rootsweb.com Subject: RE: [HC] Sands Directory - technical chat Denise, GRUBER does not appear in 1861 Sands, Kenny directory Melbourne 1861 - doesn't appear in Melbourne Commercial & Squatters Directory 1854. Sorry Anne -----Original Message----- From: jnnyb@aol.com [mailto:jnnyb@aol.com] Sent: Monday, 2 January 2006 12:36 PM To: AUS-VIC-HIGH-COUNTRY-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [HC] Sands Directory - technical chat Hi Denise, Just tried my own Sands and realised it doesn't work with Windows XP. Seems it needs Netscape 4.5 but this old version of Netscape looks like it isn't compatible with XP. Has anyone come up with an answer to this one? Or can direct a techno peasant in simple language? Jenny -----Original Message----- From: Denise <denisem@powerup.com.au> To: AUS-VIC-HIGH-COUNTRY-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Mon, 2 Jan 2006 10:39:57 +1000 Subject: [HC] Sands or other Directory Melbourne during the 1853-1857 Hoping someone has access to a Directory at home for the name GRUBER in Melbourne My own Sands is 'dead' Thanks Denise -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.0.371 / Virus Database: 267.14.9/217 - Release Date: 30/12/2005