To members of DENSMORE-L and DUNSMOOR-L I suppose a note of explanation is in order. As you may know, Message Boards from Ancestry, MyFamily, and Rootsweb (GenConnect) were merged a week ago. Some would say the new system was released prematurely, since there are a lot of bugs in it. But, rest assured, the techs are working on the problems, with the help of loads of suggestions from Admins, like me. Although my initial reaction was one of shock and dismay, I now believe this merger will be a good thing. It may still take a few weeks for all the problems to get fixed, so try to be patient. You can view messages at Densmore http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=board&r=rw&p=surnames.densmore&maxrows =25&dir=next Dunsmoor http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=board&r=rw&p=surnames.dunsmoor&maxrows =25&dir=next Or start here http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=board&r=rw&p= and navigate to your localities or surnames of choice. You can also start from either www.ancestry.com or www.rootsweb.com . You can read any message you want to, but if you want to answer someone, or post a new message of your own, you will have to register and log in. There is no fee. Registering is becoming standard at many web sites now. You will also have to set your computer to accept cookies, so that the Message Boards will recognize you. If you have already registered at Ancestry, that login will work just fine. When anyone posts a message on the Densmore or Dunsmoor Message Board, it will be gatewayed to the appropriate list. At the present time, these gatewayed messages are not identified as such, but they will be, soon, I hope. If you have information for the person, you'll have to go to the Message Board to reply, or reply to the person directly, since that person may not be subbed to this list. One of the links you'll see at the DENSMORE and DUNSMOOR Boards is "Links and Announcements". Right now, the only thing that's there is my name and e-mail address, but I plan to offer some more info soon. Meanwhile, check the links at the bottom of the page - Message Board Rules, FAQ, Help. As a reminder, there are also message boards for DUNSMORE, DUNSMUIR, and DINSMORE, but I only admin the DUNSMOOR and DENSMORE boards and e-mail lists. If you have any questions or special concerns, please let me know. Happy hunting, Gail researching DUNSMOOR, DENSMORE in NI, MA, NY