http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl Go there. Type in DODSON. You will then arrive at the page for Dodson archived messages. Just about every DODSON has been discussed on this list at one time or other. Enjoy! alley List Mgr for Rootsweb surname lists for Dodson, McWilliams, Showers, Thrift http://home.tampabay.rr.com/shenandoah/index.html "Shenandoah Ancestry"