Hello everyone. It appears that list traffic has slowed down a bit and I expect that its due to seasonal activities, and spending time with families, and that is fine. I would like to remind you now, that many folks will be getting new computers,etc. for presents during this season and will be making their way to the lists to begin their research. Please be patient and helpful when necessary so they will be encouraged to continue their research, instead of being discouraged by their mistakes. Remember that as list manager, I will take care of those who do not understand the guidelines privately, and only genealogy posts are allowed on the list. Please just ignore all off-topic posts unless they are sent by the me as list manager ....in which case the post will be important enough to read. I would also like to ask you at this time to begin preparing your notes and data to be shared after this next week. I will came back from the holidays and ask you to post your info and let others on the list know what you would like to accomplish in your research this next year. Have a safe and wonderful season to all of you on all my lists! Jennifer Sherwood Braswell List manager