Since I haven't posted anything really useful in quite a while, I thought this might make up for my lapse<G> Tip: To search the mail list archives at rootsweb, go to http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl and type in the name of the mail list you would like to search. NCBURKE, NCLINCOL, NCRUTHER, NCHAYWOO, GAMERIWE, CATAWBA-WEST NCGASTON, etc If the listowner has chosen to have the messages archived, then all messages sent to the list will be available to search for your ancestors names. Since I am listowner for these lists.... NCBURKE, NCLINCOL, NCRUTHER, NCHAYWOO, GAMERIWE, I know that they are archived with the exception of Meriwether co ga. Will go enroll that one right now! In a few days to a week, it too will have been indexed and open for searching. Debbie