Good afternoon, Geiger/Kyger/Kiger Rooters & Author, Joan Young: Received your 'most excellent' newsletter in today's mail. As usual, it is very informative. I read your article, "The Greene County Pennsylvania Kiger Family, Part I," with interest. Since I don't have any idea which part of PA my Kyger family lived, its difficult to pinpoint Daniel as having come from any particular area. I didn't recognize any of the people in your column. I do have 4 Charlie Kygers in my tree, but all are descendants of Daniel. This does lead to the fact that someone in the family liked the name Charles. It could have meaning, of what...I don't know. If it is possible, I'm going in to the Sanford library and order some books through interlibrary loan on Fayette and those counties in the southwest corner of PA. Right now, I'm not up to going into Orlando to do any research. Besides I don't want to be away from home right now. The fires here in FL are getting a little too close to me for comfort. Right now,it's burning just a few miles straight down the road from me.That few miles might as well be just around the corner. When the wind shifts, we get the smoke. I keep the central a/c on and the a/c in my bedroom. With my bronchial asthma, I don't want anything to trigger an attack. These fires bring to my attention as to what would I do if I had to leave all my research notebooks. My husband assures me that we will take them after the three of us get in the truck along with a few clothes and our antique dolls. I did send my Kyger and Smith family trees to a 'cousin' just in case something happened here. I plan to make her a disk of the rest of my research information. This has been discussed many times on several lists, but until you are faced with the fact that all could go up in fire, you might not be properly prepared to meet a crisis. We could use a few prayers down here...especially in Jacksonville and Volusia Counties. However, the smoke doesn't recognize county lines. Also, please say prayers for the wonderful firefighters who have fought a brave fight. Keep searching! Kay from Smokey Florida PS: We could use those prayers for rain...slow and easy for about three days. It could soak down into the earth and squelch those 'hot spots' that keep creeping back, causing more problems.