Well fellow CUTTS researchers I do hope that you have all had a productive year in your respective areas of delving into the records etc and have been able to knock down some of the brick walls. Perhaps as a result of these efforts you have found relations that you did not know about and are able to celebrate the Festive Season with them for the first time, I wonder how our Ancestors prepared for and enjoyed Christmas and the New Year. I now wish all of you a very MERRY CHRISTMAS and the most productive NEW YEAR for 2002, have fun, relax and charge up those batteries for next years renewed efforts. Best Wishes John Frawley. Derby.