When you grow up in Bergen County (New Jersey) with the last name of Van Riper and you go on school field trips to historical places and see your last name there, there's not much doubt about where you come from. My sister and I went on a field trip with the Girl Scouts back in the late 60's to an old Dutch cemetery to do rubbings of the ancient headstones. I remember giggling when we showed my Dad one of the rubbings we had taken from a headstone that had his name on it. Sue Van Riper-Connolly ________________________________________________________________________ AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at AOL.com.