In a message dated 98-07-01 20:44:46 EDT, you write: << Another Downing specific spot on the internet is the Downing forum: http://www.genforum.com/downing >> oooops, excuse the previous, I double clicked on the wrong spot. Good tip on that site from Cheryl. It's worth mentioning that going to that site without the downing after the slash (i.e., http://www.genforum.com/) will allow you to enter any surname to go to a forum for that surname. I found a couple of cousins via another surname I was searching out thanks to the site. Ray Downing