In a message dated 5/5/99 12:08:44 AM Eastern Daylight Time, SalGundy@aol.com writes: > Discussion is great, John, but what happened to our cohorts? You guys > put in your two cents also but I am sure you males will stick together!!! > Most of you that have been members of this research group know that I for one do not made assumptions. Several years ago I was a lot like John T. and would look at the evidence and assume that something was "true". On one of those great trips, I spent five years barking up the wrong tree. The information that I obtained was not a total waste in that I later found a connection with this family with my eastern Kentucky branch of the Picklesimers. I now must have proof beyond a doubt before I will put something into my database as being fact. With the beginning of this group going off on "I think" tangents, I ceased to participate. I do not like to get into discussion/arguments regarding family lineage. It is or it ain't! I have monitored the activity of this group and have remained silent waiting on the light to come on! I now see a glimmer of hope! John P.