Hi All, I've received a couple of private messages asking how to search the list archives so I thought I'd go ahead and post this to the list. Happy Hunting! Beth Shields CRAIG Team 18 Leader ************************************************************* SEARCHING THE CRAIG LIST ROOTSWEB ARCHIVES**: 1) Go to http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl 2) Under "Name of List" enter CRAIG then hit "Submit Query" button. 3) Enter names or places you want to search for and the archive year you want to search. 4) You will receive a hitlist that shows how many messages contained your search word. Check items that are returned in your hitlist. They will be in order according to their "score." If you are searching for instance for "Shields", messages that contained Shields more prominently in the message will score higher than those that just have it in the signature. When you see a message you want to review, look at the line that says "select" and choose "full." This will show you the full message. If it looks like a potential match, you can e-mail the original poster since their e-mail address appears at the top of the message. 5) Make a mental note of why you don't want to send anything to a mailing list that you don't want to have archived in perpetuity for general public access.......your home address, dates you are going to be on vacation (and potentially leaving an empty house), etc. **Note that most Rootsweb mailing lists are archived, the FIRST thing you should do whenever you join one is to check the archives for your ancestors to see if you missed any previous discussions about them.