Some time back I had a Baker Email list on Genweb.net. That site has disappeared and is no longer accessible. I have missed the interaction of Baker and Allied lines in our quest to find our roots. When we attempt to post to the other Baker lists, we seem to get lost in the shuffle; so I decided to start another group for our Southern Roots. I do believe that our Bakers who were in VA and NC very early are probably connected in some way. If you are researching BAKERS from this area, please feel free to join us. I have left the option of open membership as long as we don't have a lot of problems with Spam. I like the open membership and open post format so that we can all be relaxed and feel free to post what we feel pertains to our research, including collateral families. Additionally, Yahoo gives the option of accepting attachments which will be virus checked. Still, I would recommend to all to be very careful when accepting attachments, or at least keep your anti-virus software updated. Don't be shy. If you have BAKER connections who were in VA (especially in areas of Isle of Wight, Elizabeth City County); NC (especially Chowan, Bertie, Wake, Edgecombe, Hertford, Orange); SC, GA, AL, FL, LA, and points west, join us. And feel free to invite others with the same interests. To Subscribe: Subscribe: BakerBeginnings-subscribe@yahoogroups.com Visit the site at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BakerBeginnings We are brand new; once subscribed, please visit site and let's get some activity going. See you there! Dot Baker