Hi list members, just keeping in touch. Today we reached a membership of 95 Glass researchers, worldwide. Are you making good use of this resource? Something to remember is that most of us ask for details on our oldest ancestor, that is only natural, but have a look further down your tree and see how many persons you have that you know nothing about as far as who they may have married. Give details (on the list) of people that you perhaps have birth/baptism details of but don't know who they may have married. Someone else may have a person with the same birth/baptism details together with marriage details and descendancy. The two people may be one and the same person. By extending your tree outwards, not only upwards, you may bring in other family that you otherwise would not have discovered. Another idea is to share Gedcom files of your "tree" with others so that they can see a broader picture of your ancestry. On the list we are only seeing small parts of each others "tree". By seeing "the big picture" you may pick up subtle connection between your "tree" and someone elses. One of these subtle connections is often middle names which can be taken from other families. eg; a person with the name Andrew Milne Glass may suggest that there is a connection with a family of the name Milne, this situation would be strengthened if several in the family shared this middle name. eg; Two brothers, Andrew Milne Glass and Robert Milne Glass. Finally, don't be stingey with information that you find. If you have just read a Census or Parish registrer film at your local LDS FHC let list members know the details of the area and time period of the information you have just collected. It may be that you have found some little piece of information that could assist someone else. This applys to all sorts of information gathered, newspaper entries, book entries, monumental inscriptions etc, etc. A posting from you to the list could be simply "I have just read the Parish Registers for Ekatahuna, NZ, for 1750-1850, anyone looking for information in this area please contact me". A genealogist that doesn't need help is a genealogist that needs the most help, a genealogist that has completed their family research is a genealogist that hasn't started. If there is anything that list members can suggest that would make the list a better place to meet please let me know. Happy hunting and best regards from Mount Maunganui on the East Coast of the North Island of New Zealand. Bruce Glass, List Master.