Good Evening, I thought perhaps this might be a good time for me to give a status report on the membership of the list. As of this this evening, there are 102 subscribers to ILJACKSO-L and 75 subscribers to ILJACKSO-D, for a total membership of 177. So, as county lists go, our membership numbers are pretty good - our only problem is there are very few messages being posted to the list by the list members - and among a group this large, there must be a lot of helpful information we could share with each other. Surely we haven't all found those elusive ancestors we've been looking for. . . and if you have found someone or something that has really helped break down some walls, or fill in some blanks in your research, let us know about it. This might be a good time to let the other members of the list know something about your Illinois connections, what information you are looking for, and what you might be able to offer the other members of the list in terms of sharing research and/or resources. It would be nice if we could introduce ourselves to the other list members, and post at least one inquiry in regard to the research we are doing. This will be much more productive than just sending a list of surnames to the list - and you can send as many different queries as you like. So, if you have posted inquiries to the list, and still don't have the answers you are seeking, post them again. Please let the list members know if you have resource material you can share and if you are willing to do some "lookups" [be sure to set YOUR guidelines for the information you require in order to do the lookups]. So. let's get some action going on the list. Remember that this list, or any list, can only be as active as the participation of the members. This can be a very productive list, with lots of helpful information flowing back and forth . . . we just need to get back to it. If you would like to check the Archives for the list, you can: Search the Archive of Messages for the ILJACKSO Mailing List http://listsearches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?list=ILJACKSO Browse the Threaded Archives for the ILJACKSO Mailing List: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/ILJACKSO Best wishes and good luck with your searches. Karima List Administrator Jackson County, IL Discussion List (ILJACKSO-L) http://www.rootsweb.com/~illinois/JacksonCoWelcome.html --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.659 / Virus Database: 423 - Release Date: 4/15/2004