Hi folks, Although I agree that this list is not the place for such lookups, I can also see why this may have happened. The list is set to 'reply to list' and subscribers forget this when replying and so their query/answer is sent to the list. It appears to me that Maryann, in her enthusiasm to help others, has probably not realised which list she is posting to. There are plenty of other Irish county lists to use for such lookups, or you could just ensure the messages are sent privately. Regards, Dave Jassie - List Administrator Visit Gen-Links at - http://freepages.misc.rootsweb.com/~jassie/index.html Proud to be part of the FreeCen Project http://freecen.rootsweb.com