Eugene: Thanks for answering my plea for help in obtaining information on my great great grandfather, Robert Nelson, miner and farmer in El Dorado County, CA. c 1870. I will follow through with the address you sent and hopefully get "lucky". My grandparents, Frank and Anna Kirtlan either owned or leased the Golden West Hotel in Diamond Springs 1899-19??, Later they ran (owned or leased) the Western Hotel in Placerville. My grandmother, Anna Nelson Kirtlan, daughter of Robert and Sophia Nelson, was born and raised in Diamond Springs. I have a picture of Rev. Pierce who was a traveling minister. Records may exist, but so far I haven't found them, that may help in my search for information on the Nelson family. If you have any information to share with me, I would certainly appreciate it. Thanks again. Helen Thanks again to Carolyn who has been great in helping me in the past. ___________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]