I write to extend an invitation to you all to have details of any of your UK Blanc/shard interests published in the newsletter of the Blanc/shard Family History Society. The next edition will be published in March - the copy deadline is February 15th. I will need snail-mail addresses since many of our members are not e-mail enabled. This is not a "commercial" but you can find out more about us at: http://www.blanshard.demon.co.uk/bfhs.htm We are nearly two years old and now have a membership of around 70 worldwide. In case you have not guessed, I am the newsletter editor! I will try and invite all Blanc/shard FHS members to state their interests and post this to the Blanchard list. This is however unlikely to happen for a few months yet. Good hunting in 1998! -- John Blanchard