I have been using my computer since 1988. I am on my 4th one now. Whenever I go to a web site and type in my surname, I find information but it is from sources like newsgroups and the older "bulletin board" systems. When I go to ancestry.com and type in my name, the reference that comes up is information from my own files! How did it get there? The one source that has been of help is the SSDI. The LDS Family History Center have been invaluable. I have helped many people with transcripts from portions of my research and invariably either (1) never hear from them again, or (2) they say they will get back to me after they do a bit more digging. They do neither. One woman asked for emergency help in getting her grandmothers IRISH birth certificate. I rented the LDS films. Found the reference. Paid for the Certificate. Called her to tell her I was sending it. She was joyous but that was thelast I heard from her. Perhaps she keeled over with excitement. Who knows? I never respond to generic questions that can be answered by looking at a map. And, I ignore questions that are poorly written. Ex: Is anybody out there looking for Anderson in early NY? Or: would some please do a lookup for J.Anderson in the 1910 NYC Census. I am willing to help those who have done their homework and who need a crucial bit of info I might be able to offer. I know many are disappointed that they cannot do all of their genealogy sitting at their computer. So am I! But I know how much work is involved, at times, in obtaining a single piece of information. Still, I read each message unless the title merits an immediate delete. Since I subscribe to 4 lists, I see a lot of messages. Time constraints require me to be selective. Good luck to all INNEALTOIR