Since this is the third request I will post this to the GenTip mail list. Go to the rootsweb homepage http://www.rootsweb.com. There you will find mail lists. If I remember correctly it is in the list of links above the Title. Click on it. You can then choose Surnames or geographic areas. When I have been there the only country in blue is the United States. Click on it. This will take you to the US site. The list of states is to the left. It tells you how to subscribe-- basically click on the blue link and Email form will appear type --subscribe-- in the body of the message. If you have AOL or need to put a word on the subject line you can put subscribe also but really only the body of the message is read. It would help if you knew the county or counties you are interested in. Some like Michigan have a statewide mail list with just a few counties. Others have a lot more counties but no general state list. You can choose either list or digest form. List is separate messages. Digest puts several messages together to Email at one time. This is the chance to contact people in that area and pick their brains. Also other people who are interested in that area are on the list and can help. Someone might even be researching your family. Some of the list owners are involved in genweb. Toni Gorman rockall@aol.com