Renee and list, I'm still here, but I can't be said to be researching anything to the depth you guys are, in terms of obtaining archdiocesan records or anything (grad school is killing me :-) . When I can, I'm looking into whatever nooks of the Francois Verloin deGruy line that I can, as well as the mostly Floridian Del Castillos, Bonifays, and Pingrows (the latter from France via Martinique and there is no way that name is not a transcription error), largely for family stories and folklore. I have in my files a 1986 letter to one of the myriad Uncle Franks from a T.D. that offers to send details on "a famous duel that involved a Gaiennie." I don't yet know which Frank this was or who T.D. was, but if any of you know about this duel I would love to hear about it! The positive thing about grad school is that I have access to a couple of pay-per-search databases for newspaper files. I don't think they go back very far (maybe 30 years) but if anybody can think of any reason to want a search like this, please ask. Karma Naomi de Gruy Mobile, Alabama