Hi, Chatters: Be sure and stop by the forum before or after you head for the chat room. The Forum is great place to get your query permanently "out there" to a variety of people--make sure ALL your surnames are posted: http://forums.about.com/ab-huntsville Also--make sure your stop by and vote for the featured state NEXT week: the choices are Arkansas, Missouri, South Carolina, Louisiana, and Georgia: http://forums.about.com/ab-huntsville/messages?lgnF=y&msg=317.1 Thursday should be pretty busy in the chat room with the following chats on the schedule: Thursday's Chat Schedule: http://huntsville.about.com/mpchat.htm (subtract 1 hr. for Central; 2 hrs. for Mt.; 3 hours for Pacific time) 7 pm Eastern--RICHARDSON surname 8 pm Eastern--KENTUCKY genealogy (all counties) 9 pm Eastern--SOUTHERN STATES genealogy (all surnames in all Southern States) 10 pm Eastern--Featured State: TENNESSEE genealogy (one time only) All last week's chat transcripts (including last night's) are up now for vi ewing: http://huntsville.about.com/blrecords.htm If you know someone who missed the chat, please let them know. If you want to respond to something said in the chat, please post your query, question, or remarks in the forum. If you have friends or list mates who might be interested in any of these chats, please invite them! If anyone needs instructions for the chat or forum, just send me a note. 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