Thanks for the hints. I've been doing family research since 1970 when hubby wanted to know what Nationality his name was..so I started there and now have over 7,000 people in the data base and they stretch from England and Scotland, Australia and New Zealand all all a cross Canada and the US. The only states we missed were Alaska and Wyoming so we pretty much have it covered. Mine now is another story as I just started last as I was told Ireland was hopeless for records. Hockey doesn't interest either one of us..our fun is NASCAR..even if Junior isn't doing so hot. Thanks again for the hints and I will put them to good use!!! Fruitful searching everyone!!! Rita in sunny Prince Edward Island. Oh cute story..you said a Broad search..we go to Texas for the winter and during one trip we went to a small place called San Patrico..thus named for the Irish and Spanish mix of inhabitants and while looking around the local museum we saw a picture of a Priest and several other people and their names were on the bottom of the Picture and the Priest was listed as Juan Moife...now think about it..a broad brogue from the Priest and written as it sounded.. Now that would require a VERY broad area of searching.. > Your welcome. One hint, from experience with this site. Search very broad, I > mean extremely broad and narrow your search as you go. I usually start > without a first name but almost never with a year or a location and narrow > from there. > Tell your husband I am sorry but hockey season is very soon. > John > Lake Placid, NY > > > On Tue, Sep 21, 2010 at 6:30 AM, Rita Offer<ritaoffer@gmail.com> wrote: > >> THANK YOU very much John for that info. I WAS going to paint my >> dining room wall today but guess I'll be in front of the computer >> instead..Hubby can get his own supper..he he. >> Thanks again Rita in Prince Edward Island..If anyone is looking for >> relatives i >> who cam to PEI I am more than wiling to search for them on your behalf. >> >