Hi All..... I just thought I would announce that Rod Neep asked me to be the List Admin for Cumberland and I have been up to my ears in admin stuff. But enjoying it thoroughly. I will put the address for his massive undertaking in my sig.......he has Lists for every county in England, Scotland, Wales and the Channel Islands.........as well as ones for topics of interest, such as early English handwriting, immigration and the like. I could post one of his emails telling about the non-county subjects, if you wish. Of course, there have been some minor glitches and the like....but they are mostly ironed out. Now we just need to get some more people to subscribe. (G) Actually, I am really pleased with the number of Listers I have. And they are good researchers (and good people). Joyce......Rootsweb's servers have been plagued with problems which affected some of their Lists. This one was obviously affected. But I think that is sorted out now. So if you have any research to be done in the northwest part of England, please let me know and I will see what our List can do......or better yet, you can subscribe!! I will also be directing people to this List who have ancestors who went out to the Islands, as I have done in the past. Whitehaven, in Cumberland, was a major shipping port. Now.....back to answering questions.....grin. And battling a flu bug and worrying about our outbreak of SARS in the Toronto area. I had to get an X-Ray a week ago at our local hospital and had to wear a mask and answer a few questions before I was allowed in. The next day all hospitals in the Greater Toronto Area were on 'lockdown'.......and it is a mess. But it is the only way to contain this awful illness. Cheers.........Heather List Admin - ENG-CUL heatherfig@rogers.com http://www.british-genealogy.com