Hi, Chatters: It was a great weekend in the chat room--some connections were sealed and some mysteries solved. Stop by today for a chance to eliminate your stumbling blocks: Monday Chats: http://huntsville.about.com/mpchat.htm (subtract 1 hr. for Central Time; 2 hrs. for Mt.; 3 hrs. for Pacific Time) 10-11 am Eastern--all states EAST of the MISSISSIPPI RIVER 1-3 pm Eastern--MID-WESTERN STATES 8 pm Eastern--SANDERSON surname chat 9 pm Eastern--COALMINERS history/genealogy chat 10 pm Eastern--ALABAMA genealogy (any surname) 11 pm Eastern--GENEALOGY RESEARCH HINTS & QUESTIONS Tuesday's Chats: http://huntsville.about.com/mpchat.htm (subtract 1 hr. for Central Time; 2 hrs. for Mt.; 3 hrs. for Pacific Time) 10-11 am Eastern--NATIVE AMERICAN...AFRICAN AMERICAN...MELUNGEON genealogy 1-3 pm Eastern--NEW ENGLAND/MID-ATLANTIC STATES genealogy 8 pm Eastern--CEMETERIES (how to research plus resources on specific cemeteries) 9 pm Eastern--(non-genealogy) Herbal Chat with RainBear from Alternatives from Nature (everyone invited!) Remember to get your SURNAMES posted on the forum. Since Friday, we've had 30 new members on the forum and 19 new messages. If you haven't been there in a while, you might want to stop by and check to see if you can make a match! http://about.delphi.com/ab-huntsville If you need instructions for the chat room or the forum, just let me know. If you missed a chat, please check the NEW chat transcript index site and read all about it. You might find someone whose looking for YOU. If so--post a note to them in the forum! Here's the transcripts' URL: http://huntsville.about.com/blrecords.htm If anyone would like to help moderate the VIRGINIA and WEST VIRGINIA chats on Sunday nights, please let me know. We'll be adding a KENTUCKY chat later this week. And the featured state this week--on Thursday night--is MISSISSIPPI......so spread the word! Jean Brandau About Guide to Huntsville AL http://huntsville.about.com email: huntsville.guide@about.com forum: http://forums.about.com/ab-huntsville chat: http://huntsville.about.com/mpchat.htm