Hi all, It has been awhile since I have done any housekeeping (yeah, on the list AND at home ;] genealogists are notorious that way.....) and we have had lots of new "subbers." Here is an FYI on how to access the Mailing List Archives! Lots of good stuff has been discussed here, and you never have to be "out of the loop" thanks to the Archives! Have fun........ Just a reminder, especially for new subscribers, that all of the messages over the last two years have been archived at RootsWeb and are available for searching by search words. To search the surname-l archives, point your web browser to: http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl This will take you directly to the page to begin a search. You will be asked for the name of the list followed by a "submit" button to click on. The next screen has examples of search words and a "Query" blank. Fill the blank with the word you wish to search for and then click on the "search" button. The next screen will give information about the search. There will also be a place to choose how to view the messages. Choose "Full" from among the choices. The messages should then appear on the next screen to scroll through. You can then go back and choose a different word and begin another search. Or you can experiment with the different choices on how to view the messages such as: From, To Message ID, Subject, content-type, message-body. If you have other surnames you are researching, you can go back and choose another surname List to search. Happy Hunting! Jana Black Listowner, KIRWIN-L