Marilyn, It is not wrong to let others know there is more then one surname mailing list and more then one surname message board.. Go join their mailing list and exchange info back and forth on the lists.. just have permission from the poster to share the Yahoo message with the rootsweb's lists... and visa versa... Nelda THe more you can share the faster you find relatives... Nelda's websites - http://freepages.folklore.rootsweb.com/~bonsteinandgilpin/ yDNA tests for Hurst, Beatty, Gilpin, Graves; all direct male relatives