As we have many hundred Listers here on Surrey, and quite a number of newcomers, it is inevitable there will be different interpretations of the idea for December, unless some kind of Guideline is published, so here goes: DO please remember that not everybody finds this time of year a 'happy time'. Please therefore be thoughtful, and avoid the sentimental and overly chatty kind of approach. DO post about Surrey people and places. DO give as much information as possible i.e. known dates, places and names. DO say what research has already been carried out. DO make it clear what the 'stumbling block' is DO give your message a meaningful subject line which includes the surname(s) being researched. DO thank anyone that helps. And PLEASE................... DON'T post about people and places outside Surrey unless there is a stated Surrey connection. The List covers the whole of ancient Surrey irrespective of later boundary changes in the nineteenth century. Registration Districts should be ignored for the purpose of determining the correct County. DON'T use 'airy fairy' subject lines. A message is less likely to be read by busy people unless there is a meaningful subject line - it's helpful to include surnames in capital letters. DON'T forget there are folk for whom Christmas is not a happy time, so please be sensitive when posting messages. {Nivard's message today about George Yoel(l) seems to hit exactly the right kind of balance.} See: http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/ENG-SURREY/2009-12/1260006197 Thank you everyone for your help to make this a worthwhile and pleasant month of postings for everyone, and one which will hopefully get research geared up for the 'starting blocks' in the New Year. Ann Surrey Admin