Halloooo! It seems to me, that as usual, some read far more into a comment than was perhaps originally meant. Alan's original comment on 02 April was, "I thought seeking living relatives is frowned upon on these lists." My response was simply, "One of my major goals constantly is to make contact and exchange information with "distant cousins" who are living descendants of my ancestors! I never dreamed that anyone would take that to mean exchanging and making public that personal information or even asking for personal information about living people. All of us know, don't we, that it is an unwritten rule of genealogy to never, ever make public or share any private or personal information about living people unless they give explicit permission to do so. That is precisely the reason I responded to Alan, because I think we all do hope to seek and find living relatives of our ancestors. Making contact with people who have the same ancestors we have is one of the delightful perks of family research, I think. But what, in that comment, would make anyone think that implies posting or publishing or relating personal private information about the living individuals themselves? To be honest, I hate these diatribes on line about issues like this, and here I am in the middle of one! LOL! But I got a personal email telling me I was wrong, so thought I would explain my point of view a little more, so as to not be misunderstood. Blessings to all on this glorious Easter day...Alleluia...He is Risen indeed. Meli