Hello, I just wanted to say this: I didnt know that Archie was short for Archibald! I felt really stupid after I found out! But I did find out where my Archie lived and died In California, So now I have a whole buck of people I have to find out there! But thanks for replying and Im sorry, I didnt really mean Archie was not normal! Forgive me! :) Lots of luck! Crystal LeeLivesOn@aol.com wrote on Thursday June 10, 1999 at 8:19pm: >To Crystal: Regarding your post of April 6. I do not procrastinate. I >always read April mail in June. > I agree with you that weird names like Handsberry, Harley, and Alva should >be easy to track. And you had "one normal one named Freddie." But "Archie" >is also a normal name. Believe me. That's what I keep telling our grandson. > Webster's used to have a section in the back on Derivation of Names. >"Archibald" in the Ancient Teutonic means "bold brave prince." > They certainly got that right. > Hope to find Archibald Farris some day. Let's all keep looking for >"normal" names. > Regards from Archie Ammons > > > > >==== FARRIS Mailing List ==== >Your Support Keeps RootsWeb Free! >http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/how-to-subscribe.html +--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | The coolest site for free home pages, email, chat, e-cards, movie info.. | | http://www.goplay.com - it's time to Go Play! | +--------------------------------------------------------------------------+