In a message dated 98-07-08 18:05:36 EDT, you write: > how many back issues of the newsletter are there? Sharon, You have brought up the subject of our newsletter which I had actually not discussed before on the list in any detail or description. The two items must (and should) remain two separate items. A little over two 2 years ago (as many of you--but not all) know a group of us started a newsletter called The Kiger Kounter. It is issued four times a year and to date (through summer 1998) there have been 9 issues printed. If anyone would like information on the newsletter please contact me privately. I would be happy to mail a free sample to anyone interested. Our emphasis was on the Kiger and Kyger surnames at first--which we knew had evolved from Geiger. Over the course of time it became evident that the primary research efforts HAD to be directed to the Geiger surname from which all (or MOST) Kigers arose. This mailing list is new--a month old today in fact. Many of the initial subscribers were Kiger/Kyger researchers who had been working together for the past two years. As time goes by we are adding more purely GEIGER researchers--so hang in there. While the emphasis of the newsletter to date has been the study of Geigers who arrived in America during Colonial times and often evolved into Kiger or Kyger-- we also attempt to cover other aspects of the Geiger surname. The list, however, MUST include ALL Geigers--and we need to be careful not to consider this just an American list--the Geiger name has Germanic (or Swiss) origins and we must remember that to truly be a universal GEIGER list much attention should be given to European Geigers and European roots. This mailing list, like any other, will be what the subscribers make of it. Any subscriber is welcome to post information on anything related to Geiger, Kiger, Kyger, and any other related or allied surname. From time to time items of general use in studying Germanic genealogy will be posted. Rest assured that if any "off-topic" threads make their way to the list as they do on all lists, and get out of hand--I will take care of them--hopefully in a "friendly" manner. In future, gripes with the list or its contect are to be directed to me personally at: JYoung6180@aol.com and NOT to the list as a whole. Joan M. Young, list moderator GEIGER-L@rootsweb.com