Mary Stephenson wrote: > > MICHAEL, Thank you for posting that information. This is the most info I > have received, so come on listers, help us out here. There have to be a lot > of CALHOUNS lurking out there. As you have read recently, discouragement is > high for the list, so LIST ADMINISTRATOR., maybe you could help us out by A > roll call or something, please ? A most wanted? Earliest ancestor? HELP! > Mary Mary, It seems your suggestion has struck a cord, and I see the beginnings of a Roll Call beginning. PLEASE use a good Subject Line! DON'T use "Roll Call", or "Calhoun". Some people LIKE a low-volume list, and Roll Calls drive 'em nuts. What drives ME nuts is a simple list of surnames, with no dates or places. At the very LEAST put the detail you would into your Roots Surname Listing. And by the way, if you *aren't* listed there, you are missing the boat! We now have 40 members on the list, so that's how many eyes will see your post. Our GenConnect boards are probably searched that many times per *second* -- and the RSL ten times that! (My figures are sheer guesses) <http://rsl.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/rslsql.cgi> Thanks so much to Mary, Michael, and all you other caring, knowledgeable listers. As you all know, my ancestors are Cowans, not Calhouns. If an active Calhoun researcher comes along who wants to assume responsibility for the list, boards, or for the whole cluster of names (I also have the Cahoon and Calhoon clusters, and the Colquhoun boards, along with the Cowin cluster), I have no ego about handing over the job. Until then, this list makes me very happy! All the best, Listmama Valorie Cowan Zimmerman Black Diamond, Washington USA Proud sponsor of Rootsweb