If you haven't seen this series of "how to" genealogy lessons before, you might want to check this out. It is a pretty thorough review of the various research aspects. Joy :) ROOTSWEB'S GUIDE TO TRACING FAMILY TREES http://www.rootsweb.com/~rwguide/ 19 interactive genealogy lessons with links to relevant resources at RootsWeb and elsewhere on the Internet are available in HTML and PDF formats. Another 11 lessons are in the works. With the holidays upon us, it's a good time to hone our family folklore interviewing skills. You'll find interviewing suggestions in Lesson One at http://www.rootsweb.com/~rwguide/lesson1.htm