Could you please turn off your caps lock? Posting a message all in capital letters is known in netiquette as "shouting". It makes it extremely difficult to read and simply annoys people, which is why you probably won't get any replies to the messages you have posted in this manner. The only time we use capitals in mailing lists is where they are needed at the start of a sentence or to distinguish proper nouns. It is, however, acceptable (recommended, even) to post the surnames of the parties you are interested in in capitals, in order to make them easily noticeable. Posting your entire message in caps totally destroys the purpose of this effect! You have further compounded the offence by posting no fewer than six messages in the identical style. This is a severe case of overkill. Try again - but next time post giving all the information you wish to publish in just ONE message in lower case, using capitals where necessary, and explain yourself clearly. Not a good start, I fear, but we are a welcoming and friendly lot, with a good deal of expertise between us, and we are always willing to forgive a newcomer his first mistake! You may find it helpful to study my Newbies' Guide (URL in my signature) below. Roy Stockdill (Editor, Journal of One-Name Studies) SoG Executive & Director of Projects, FFHS Guild of One-Name Studies:- www.one-name.org Newbies' Guide to Genealogy & Family History:- www.genuki.org.uk/gs/Newbie.html Never ask a man if he comes from Yorkshire. If he does he will tell you, if he does not why humiliate him? - Canon Sydney Smith