We were speaking the other day about the work of Brian Porter "The URL for the British Columbia Genealogical Society is; http://www.npsnet.com/bcgs The details are; British Columbia Vital Statistics from Newspapers 1858-1872 Including, in an appendix, Vital Statistics from Diaries 1852-1857 Brian J. Porter & the British Columbia Genealogical Society 1994 ISBN 0-895031-17-6 It is available for purchase from the Society, the current price will be listed I am sure." I met a cousin today who connects to my Dunsmore/Dunsmuir family and she read a message from Brian on a message board that shows his connection to the same family but the email doesn't connect any more. Does anyone know of Brian and whether he or his family are still doing genealogy research? Pam -- Pam Fairweather Thomson in BC, Canada Researching Fairweather & Todrick mailto:pamthom@intergate.ca