Pros & cons doing it either way Lyndsey, I can see the value of archiving it on a specific surname list, but on a general list such as county or state level, people are searching for a specific family in a specific time period. I would rather receive 2 or 3 replies with the same information but then receive one more with a relative or future mate living next door. Dick May you live to be a hundred, with an extra year to repent. (Irish proverb) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lyndsey McCollam" <lizardpoint1@hotmail.com> To: <IASCOTT-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, July 07, 2002 8:00 PM Subject: Re: [IASCOTT] Re: IASCOTT-D Digest V02 #327 > My opinion is you should post the answer back to the list, so that other > listers don't waste their time looking up the same thing. Plus it goes into > the archives in case anyone else is ever searching for those names. > > > > > >> > > >If you can help someone with a lookup, how do you reply to them. I have > >the > >1880 census and index for the US and I was able to find the Gulk's in > >Benton, Iowa. --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.373 / Virus Database: 208 - Release Date: 7/1/02