Hi Joe and list. I have meet living members of my family in all branches and even a few twigs. I had no idea they existed. I have been interested in genealogy since I was an adolescent. The information we have shared with valid source information is awesome. You just have to be careful. I have shared my information with those who proved their connection to me and they did the same. My only problem was this weekend I found a site listing information on my living family including minor children by a person who was so far removed plus just by marriage related that they were no one to me. Remember once this information is shared its like a toothbrush don't use someone else's just so your web page will look full, never list the living, what a tacky thing to do in the age of identity theft. And of course never claim the family stories of others, I still remember the flurry of E-mail on one of my Surname lists over that. Jerri Eugene, OR Searching in New York: FOSMIRE