>From another list.. I believe these were the questions some one was asking.. I "paraphrased" the questions previously asked, I believe that the questions below are what the list member wanted to know.. The response by another list member "Kay in CA " was excellent! I am passing it along as we have all felt this............. zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz How does one obtain information? All I ever get is: go to this web site.. or The web site you have accessed requires a membership of $$$ cost, this data base is limited unless you join. Are there websites where by one can obtain information for free? Is it posssible to have some one research information for you? Are there costs involved with this?. RESPONSE.......... Lists such as this are not likely to help you connect with others researching the same names/areas you are unless they happen to be surname lists. For instance, I am on the (surname) list at Rootsweb since that is a name I am researching. You might check to see if there are lists for (name) (Insert the surname or surnames of those whom you are researching.). . Lists such as this are more for general questions you might have about genealogy. For instance, you might tell the list you have searched for information in certain places and don't know where to look next. List members could then give you ideas on the next step in your research. Often they will direct you to a website that they believe has information that will be helpful to you. Most of the time they will be directing you to websites with free access, but sometimes they will indicate that the information can be obtained from a place where you have to pay for access, such as Ancestry.com or the Family Tree Maker site. You would of course want to try the free sites first before spending money on the others. Sometimes the answer to your question, as far as anyone knows, will be "it doesn't exist on the Internet". It may exist in print form in some library, but usually on these lists people are looking for Internet sources. However, if someone knows it DOES exist in print somewhere and they know where, they will likely tell you that. If you find a list for the ("surname name placed here") surname and join them, then you would want to submit a specific request. An example might be: "I am searching for information on Mary surname who married Tom (surname)in 1742 in Cumberland Co., Pennsylvania. I know they had 4 children: Tom, Joseph, Susan and William. I have been unable to find out who Mary's parents are or where she was born. If anyone has information on this family, please contact me." Names, dates and places are important to help the others on the list identify if the person you are looking for is in their files. If you just ask for "information on Mary (surname)" without anything else, they won't be able to tell if they can help you. Hope this helps answer your questions. glory bee XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX-- Grand parents Raising Grandchildren Support Group 1st Wednesday of month---7:00 P.M. Katheryn Heidenreich Adult Center Governor's task force on Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Grands place/by state--resource center http://www.grandsplace.com Over 5 million Grands are raising Grands Being a Grand is more than cookies and milk