Dear friends and fennidi, as you can see, we've gone about this whole thing the wrong way! hehehehe! peace. chirho From "Dear Abby" newspaper column- Dear Abby: I have always wanted to have my family history traced, but I can't afford to spend a lot of money to do it. Any suggestions? -Sam in California Dear Sam: Yes. Run for public office. Anne Boyes boyes@gardener.com http://www.geocities.com/~hoseahouse/genealogy/