Hi I wanted to say I agree with Karen,don't give up. My husband and I have been going to church with a nice older lady for six years. She has the same family surname as my husband. When we asked about her family she always said you wouldn't be related because they aren't from around here. Well, yesterday while talking with her son in law my husband discovered that his grandfather and this ladys father where brothers!! We also found out that the granddaughter is working on the family genealogy and we hope to get together to compare notes. You just never know when the break throughs will come. Good luck with your research just remember it takes patience to do genealogy. Gladys Chase <733pend@concentric.net> Kpekar60@aol.com wrote: > Hang in there. They may come around yet. I've been working a little here and > a little there for ten years. Started out "solo", but now more family members > in all four directions( husband-maternal, husband-paternal, my maternal, my > paternal) are interested. Not enough interest by them to do research, but > enough to share photos, fill in gaps, answer questions, etc.