One of the best things I've found is having a home page of your own on the web. I, too, had a line I was sure I would never be able to crack. Then, one night I received a telephone call from a person in rural Iowa who had been visiting a friend who was on the web [this individual was not on-line]. He had his friend search for some of his surnames he was interested in and came to my home page. At that point he saw I was in need of help on that line and therefore made the call. He later furnished me with much information on this line which I had really figured I'd never get. All because I had a personal home page with my lineage listed. Howard OmahaMom@aol.com wrote: > I know the feeling. A few of my lines seem quite similar--or perhaps the > earliest known ancestor was either a) found under a cabbage leaf, literally or > b) dropped off by aliens because there is no proof that can be found of birth > & parentage. > > All I can say is: 1) try the surname lists for the name(s) in question. > 2) try the regional lists where they are known to have lived. > 3) try the ethnic list for the family's known/suspected ancestry. > 4) keep trying--the lists are continually changing, maybe one of these days > someone will know the line you're looking for. There are a lot of "lurkers" > out there on many of the lists who never say much of anything. Your post may > be the one they're looking for. > > Karen > > ==== GenTips Mailing List ==== > Are you having trouble unsubscribing to the list? You can subscribe and unsubscribe to the lists we own from our web page at: > http://www.genrecords.com