Dear listers, Thanks to Nancy McLauchlan for forwarding my membership renewal query, and to Catherine Fish for speedily assuring me all was well, and for taking the extra time to photocopy for me a back issue I'd ordered that was out of print. May I take the time to put in a quick plug for the Borders Family History Society -- in case any list member might have not yet joined and might be thinking of doing so. The BFHS does a sterling job of promoting and preserving not only the history of Border families, but also Borders history and culture more generally. Their Journal is a gold mine of information on all of these subjects, and well worth the modest cost. And to top it off, they are remarkably forgiving of lapsed and forgetful members like me ... Their web address is http://www.bordersfhs.org.uk/ William (returned prodigal member # 73)