Solving Identity problems: Many genalogist have found ways of solving identity problems about women and have published their results. Reading published case studies on researching females found in the respected genealogical journals, such as the National Genealogical Society Quarterly, The American Genealogist (TAG), The Genalogist and the New England Historical and Genealogical REgister, will give you ideas and involve you in the research process that helped solve some convoluted cases. Of these articles, many deal with colonial and early national women, especially those cases found in TAG and the Register. Some case studies are listed here in the Bibliography, but there are many more available. I encourage you to read and study many of these articles as you begin tracing women ancestors. Even though an article may not pertain specifically to your ancestry, the methods and sources the author used may help you solve a difficult research problem... ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com