My Dearest Listers; I along with many others love sharing what we have with all of you...books, records from sites we pay for, referring you to those we know with more knowledge than we and just general experience(s) knowledge. For I know that I too will always have a request or question for you all out there one day. I truly believe the adage, '... what you give will come back three fold... ' . Genealogy has helped me to care more about others (just the brick walls can cause us all to ask, "why do I do this to myself on a daily basis?" My answer is because I need to know), I've learned to like history just because I need to know how my ancestors fit into it and where, to care about cemeteries and the ancestors they hold for me to discover one day and I truly have learned there ARE NEVER ANY STUPID QUESTIONS ASKED by any person. Don't let the 'know-it-alls intimidated you either...for they at some point do not can not know-it-all. When I respond to a request or comment on a list you are not jus! t getting a comment from me (or any other person that responds), you are really learning something about me (them). The gentlemen (Mr. Kane I believe) that responded back to MJ's help for his research question hit the nail-on-the-head. Researching for you helps me more often than not as well. I have found new sites or resources by helping others for my own research. There is nothing more frustrating to me than to read an email...stop what I am doing because I think I can help someone...answer to the best of my knowledge/ability and get one of the responses in the paragraph below. So, please and thank you and that information was helpful or not is always so nice to hear as a response. NOT the oh geez I forgot to mentions (i.e.: they lived in another state by then, the I already knew thats and other such elaborations to the original request.) Tell me ALL you know...I am nosy by nature and just love solving a mystery. Don't get angry at me because I can't find exactly what you want. It amazes me all the time how a small clue can turn into a very important piece of information at some point when you least expect it too. Happy hunting and Thanks for reading 'my 2 cents', Ro ==== IRISH-NEW-YORK-CITY Mailing List ==== If you will be away for a few days, please unsub from the list to keep yourself from bouncing off. ============================== New! Family Tree Maker 2005. Build your tree and search for your ancestors at the same time. Share your tree with family and friends. Learn more: http://landing.ancestry.com/familytreemaker/2005/tour.aspx?sourceid=14599&targetid=5429