Fellow listers -- In her post to the list on 10 March, Sylvia mentioned a brick wall she's encountered in connection with one of her lines. This prompted me to send the following invitation to you all.......which is -- Does anyone else have brick walls to post on the list? If you're not familiar with the term "brick wall", it means a point at which your research is "stuck". That is, you don't know where to look next for those clues which are preventing you from getting back farther on a particular line. If you're in this situation, posting to the list about your brick wall may help you. Another lister may be able to suggest something you haven't tried or a source where you haven't looked. If you're really lucky, someone has that vital clue you're looking for. I hope ***many*** of you will accept this invitation. We currently have about 345 subscribers on HWE -- the numbers are climbing steadily all the time -- but I don't feel that the number of posts reflects that, do you? This is a wonderful opportunity to get your information out there to the rest of us. I hope you will accept it. Just a couple of points to mention, in closing: 1) delete all of this message if it is attached in your own replies 2) personalize your subject line (include a name, a date, a location) instead of just using the one on this message 3) **all** surnames in capitals, please. Thanks, everyone. Looking forward to your posts. Andrea