Rootsweb is the host for our newsgroup. We are included in the count of 4,389 independent locality and surname mailing lists, many with searchable archives, such as ours. Go to this URL <http://newsearches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl> and follow the instructions there to find the archived (saved) posts. I doubled clicked on the above highlighted URL, typed in FERGUS to retrieve the FERGUS-L(List), and next typed in Francis FERGUS (the furthest back I can go in my lineage) and received the following information in 1 second: \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ <Query: Francis FERGUS Matching Record Count: 90 Total Retrieved: 50 Interpreted Query: Francis FERGUS Total Database Records: 128 Query Time: 1 seconds ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- Filename: 22 Match Number: 1 of 90 Score: 100 Headline Field [SUBJECT]: Listowner message Select: [Full] [FROM] [TO] [MESSAGE-ID] [SUBJECT] [MESSAGE-BODY] [CONTENT-TYPE] \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ I would suggest that you add this URL to your "Favorites" or "Bookmark" list. There are 90 posts which have a match to "my" Francis FERGUS. Any new subscribers can quickly find out the information which has already been posted regarding their lineage. Now, the flip side of this is that if you have joined the list and NOT yet posted your lineage, no one will be able to access your information or make contact with you UNTIL you post. This is an invitation for all of the "lurkers" (an Internet term for those who observe, but don't post) to begin to send some information about your lineage to the FERGUS-L newsgroup! Personally, I want to discover all of the information and cousins I am able to and so I continue to post my "Francis FERGUS" information. As a matter of fact, this post will be archived because I have the name of my g-g-g-g grandfather in this message . . . already I have found cousins and made family contacts that have been "lost" over the years as the FERGUS' have migrated north, south, east, and west. Again, this is an INVITATION to post! crussell@traversecity.com http://www.traverse.net/people/crussell/fergus_family.htm Listowner for DODD-L-request@rootsweb.com and FERGUS-L-request@rootsweb.com