Hi Laura, I have been on this list a long time and just watched.....a good list though I do think everyone is too quiet now. Anyhow Laura I think your idea to put people's interest in counties on a database a great way to go towards assisting those people like me in a slump. I cannot connect to my ancestor in Ireland.... Simon Joseph LEDWICH is said to have come to Victoria, Australia around 1851-52. Simon's Father was Thomas LEDWICH and his Mother's name was Ellen McCABE, I do not know where from or what ship Simon came on. I do surmise though, that he was probably married as he was said to have had a son John Patrick, born on a ship ( I can't find John's birth certificate either ). I do NOT know his first wife's name ( she died ? around 1856? the date is hard to read on Simon's second marriage certificate)....Simon married again to an Eliza RYAN ( Eliza came from Tipperary, Ireland )in Australia and had another son, Simon died of diahorea at age 30. On Simon's death certificate and his marriage certificate to Eliza RYAN it states that he was born in Kildare, Ireland. Does anyone have any idea how I should proceed from here? If you have any connections to the above people I would love to hear from you. Any help given will be appreciated. TIA Barbara At 10:31 AM 10/1/97 -0700, you wrote: > Hey all, I have a big favor to ask! Would you all please send me the >counties in Ireland that you are trying to find your ancestors in? I will >put the info in a database and try to direct you in the direction that will >best help. My research so far is in Co Kilkenny (Callan) and Co Tipperary. >In case any of you are unfamiliar with me I will give a blurb: > >Laura L. (Cloud) Schmidt {aka Cloudy} e-mail schmidtm@3-cities.com or >LauraSchmidt@tcfn.org age 43 married mother of 3 sons, active in IIGS >(International Internet Genealogical Society), been on line for 1 1/2 years, >been doing genealogy for 32+ years, retail manager by trade, taught >elementary age students computer programming for 4 years, active in Boy >Scouts, original list maintainer of Fianna-L, irc (internet relay chat) >operator at IIGS (irc.rootsweb.com) and at Afternet (Genealogy-n-UK), lookup >source for over 6 counties in the GenWeb and growing, here for any >assistance I can give. > >This list is designed to be a tool of exchanging ideas and experiences. We >need to get the idea across again that we are all here to help eachother. >If you have any comments to give feel free to write to me or the list. >Between Gail, Anne, Jim, and everyone else we should be able to help one >another with our research. All jokes, fun and whatever is always welcome, >and we do not like to stick to formalities. We want to have fun. If >someone gets vulgar I will warn them once and unsub them the second time. >Let's just have fun. > >Laura > > >