Yes Stan, it means following collateral lines. When typing that could not think of the word collateral so used the term going sideways. Following collateral lines often gives clues to family mysteries in that a sibling in a family kept closer contact with a cousin's family etc. and can shed light on them. My example is one of my Dad's maternal cousin's daughter knowing about a burial of a child that I had been searching for a couple of years. Met this cousin at a family reunion in July and she had this info. Imagine, had probably stood right next to the grave when taking photos, but missed it because a slight family scandal was attached. The child was buried under her stepfather's name. As the mother and stepfather and her half siblings are all buried in another Province, would never have found her if not for looking at collateral lines. Lauraine ----- Original Message ----- From: "Stanley M. Berkner" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, September 16, 2008 11:28 AM Subject: [CAN-USA-MIG] GOING SIDEWAYS > > Some on the list have mentioned "going sideways"; is that just following > collateral lines, or ...? > Stan B. >