Hello Fergus group! Yesterday upon passing through London's Heathrow Airport upon my flight from Belfast and on to Chicago I did meet (James) Jim Fergus! My plane was early, his subway ride was delayed and still we managed to connect at the information desk on the first floor of Terminal 1. I had arrived on the upper level and looked for Jim, who was to be holding an arrival sign of "FERGUS" on it. I had my camera in hand to record this moment, but unfortunately the timing was off. I was afraid to leave the area in case he would arrive but then the paging desk was one floor below. I travelled between the two and when I saw a young man making an inquiry I asked "Jim Fergus?" Indeed it was. Between transferring to another departure terminal and paper processing we did not have much time to visit, but we did become acquainted. As a FERGUS mailing list subscriber Jim had contacted me and then had arranged for me to meet his family in Dundalk on my way through to Dublin. Last Sunday his parents served tea and shared the information that they had on the family. I recorded it in an attempt to be less confused and to begin to tie the various FERGUS families living on the Emerald Isle together. Of course, there is still a lot to do, but we are on the way. It was indeed a thrill for me to meet and become acquainted with Jim. And, he had to travel for 1½ hrs. each way! I wish that there had been more time between my flights to visit. But, we e-mail back and forth and so we will continue our dialogue and research on his family lineage which did begin in Belfast and is traceable to the mid-1800's. Not bad for a beginning! All for now, Cynthia Russell ^.^.^. N E W FERGUS Research Worldwide website http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~fergus00/ ^.^.^.^.^.^.^.^.^.^.^.^.^.^.^.^.^.^.^.^.^.^.^.^.^.