Hello, I just discovered something while searching the archives of the MA List. When I went to look for some of my old postings on the PACHECO name, I searched for that in the Subject line (only), and only found ~6 old messages. When I changed and searched for that name in the Text area (only), several more old messages showed up. One surprised me. A message from 2005 had the name in the Subject line, but it didn't come up in my first search. The reason? There was no space between the surname and the next character. For instance: PACHECO&MORGAN. So, I'd like to remind researchers, when you are typing in the Subject line, you really need to separate the names, words, and characters with a space. Otherwise you could be missing a lot of old messages which might help you in your search. Also, other researchers might not find your old messages, and they could have information for you. As it turned out, this is an old message I had seen in 2005 and had forgotten about. It mentioned a PACHECO family in Somerville and Arlington. And, since 2005, it has come to my attention that my (now) husband's grandmother probably lied to her children and grandchildren. She told them that all the other PACHECO's in MA were "not" related to her late husband. I have heard from other researchers within the past 6-8 months that the families "were" related, but can't prove it. I now believe that "Grandma Elsie" probably remained angry at her late husband for over 50 years, and refused to talk about him. He had been killed in a car accident in Taunton ~1927, and left her pregnant with twins and with 5 young children. She never remarried. (From memory, there were 3 other men in that car in Taunton, all from Cambridge. I don't think I found out whether they all died, or were just seriously injured. The car came around a corner and crashed into a "trolley." (Family remembered it being a train.) Don't forget it would have been a car on the road in -- 1927. ) (Information is in archives of Lists.) Betty (near Lowell, MA) (It was nice to see a supermarket full of smiling people yesterday -- people out in their "spring" clothes !) :o) Remember to check the archives of all the Lists and Boards for your surnames and place-names. And, please remember to check the on-line auctions for for your surnames and place-names.

Betty - I must thank you for all of your posts to the various (Rootsweb) lists. I have to wonder just how in the world you can do all of this - - live your daily life, write or call to all the various places involved in your research, report back to all of the on-line lists, in much detail, and, so "casually" (to me, anyway!) "notice" all the things related to all of this (such as walking down a street, noticing a sign, etc.! as you go about your daily errands/business), and ask so many intelligent questions of the rest of the world via your computer. I very much admire your on-line work. I don't have the ability to bring it all alive in print as you do. Well done, and much appreciated! Joan Norstedt Oxnard, CA