Karen, You wrote about DNA and genealogy. There have been several articles in the Richmond Times-Dispatch about the dna testing planned for descendants of Thomas Jefferson's uncle (Field Jefferson), Sally Hemings' children, Carr family (T. Jefferson's nephews), and old VA families for a control group. The last article was Sun. June 7, '98. They are trying to see if the rumor about Jefferson and Hemings was true. She was a slave at Monticello and had several light skinned children. Of course, if they have the same DNA strains, etc., the Hemings' children could have been fathered by one of T. Jefferson's nephews or other family members. They are using the Y chromosonal DNA which is passed on virtually unchanged from father to son. DNA analysis is being done by experts at Oxford and results will be published in a journal in 6 to 12 months. Even if a genetic match is made, it will not prove that it was Thomas Jefferson, only that it was a member of the Jefferson family. Interesting. I'm not trying to start any controversy on the list but it is in the news and is genealogy related. Edith