> > Can anyone tell us when U.S. Social Security came into being? > > > > Bunny Turner <bunnypat@eastlink.ca> > > Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada > > As this newsgroup is all about "methods" and because I believe in an > old saying, I would prefer to teach you how to fish rather than give > you a fish. Go to Google at: http://www.google.com/ > > <snip> > > Robert Heiling <robheil@attbi.com> Bob, You gave a good answer, but at the risk of sounding dumb, I signed up for this newsletter thinking it was "any answer to any info needed on genealogy". Until now I didn't know it was a "methods" newsletter. How would a person know this as I have not read that or any instructions anywhere? Thanks, Ruth [ Methods is about genealogical research methods, as the name implies. Because research *is* a big chunk of what genealogy is all about, this group covers most all of genealogy other than straight-up queries, informal chatting, and a few other specific areas. A formal charter for this group that was composed when Methods was created (about a decade ago), but times have changed and Methods is perhaps "kinder and gentler" now than it once was. Methods is unusual in that it is a *moderated* newsgroup/mailing list, which means every article is read and approved by the moderator before it is distributed to the group's participants. This means, among other things, that you don't have to worry about things like being on topic because, if you accidentally post something wrong, all that will happen is that you'll get a polite note from me suggesting that you repost your article to a more appropriate group. For whatever it's worth, the moderator isn't some strange three- headed creature. I'm Dr. Brian Leverich, one of the founders of RootsWeb and a ARPANET/USENET user for more than twenty years. Cheers, Mod. ] "Rh Domino" <rhdomino@hotmail.com>