The December 2009 HCGS newsletter arrived at my home here on the Mississippi Gulf Coast on Monday January 25.    I hope everyone found the 2009 Surname List accurate and to their liking. I tried to contact each of you with e-mail at least twice.  I want to thank each of you for your cooperation in compiling this list. If you have additions or correction, keep sending them in.  I hope that each of you find many more surnames to add to your list and that you recruit new members to join our society.  One of the reasons for joining a society is to get help from other members researching the same surnames. The more members we recruit, the more likely that we will find distant cousins who can help us with our own research.   Dave Kuhl 210 Glen Eagles Drive Ocean Springs, MS 39564-9041 e-mail: [email protected]