Great idea Beryl... 1. NW Vic names I'm researching: CLYNE - Rupanyup SPRAKE Isle of Wight to Geelong then Rupanyup 2. Biggest search victory for 2001 Contacted all SPRAKEs in Victoria (as per phone books) by mail - got some great leads and new friendships with distant cousins. 3. Biggest challenge for 2002 Getting to meet the SPRAKE cousins and document their histories. Cheers, Ian >OK Folks >If you're on holidays and the amount of email traffic is light, why >not remind us of one or all of the following - > >1. Names you're researching. >2. Biggest search victory for 2001. >3, Biggest challenge for 2002. >4. Something that's really got you stumped that someone else on the >List might be able to help with. > >I'll be looking for all my HOLMES contacts this year, so am off to >make a list of all the related surnames. Most of them stayed around >the Western District and Wimmera so hopefully they'll be easy to >find. > >Cheers > >Beryl O'Gorman >Greensborough Victoria Australia >List Admin > > >==== AUS-VIC-NORTHWEST Mailing List ==== >Genealogical & Historical Societies for Northern & Western Victoria >(Ballarat & District Genealogical Society) >http://www.ballaratgenealogy.org.au/society.htm -- ****************************************** Ian and Joanne Smissen PO Box 597 Ocean Grove Vic 3226 AUSTRALIA Phone 03 5256 2085 eMail ismissen@ozemail.com.au ******************************************