I highly recommend this site. It helped me find a fifth cousin who was able to give me a great deal of information about the other side of my g-g-g grandfather's family. Rosemary Cairns This weekend the LostCousins site will be COMPLETELY FREE - from now until midnight on Monday 9th October all members will have the privileges normally reserved for subscribers! To make it as simple as possible we've prepared a checklist that will help you make the most of this great opportunity: HERE'S WHAT TO DO..... (1) Log-in at LostCousins (http://www.LostCousins.com). (2) Go to your My Ancestors page and enter as many relatives from the 1881 British Census as you can - every one is a potential link to a 'lost cousin'. Remember that most of the matches we make involve the brothers, sisters, and cousins who by 1881 had families of their own. It's important to enter your direct ancestors, BUT it's the other relatives who are likely to be the link to your 'lost cousins'! (3) Click the Search button. You'll be told within seconds if there are any new matches. (4) Go to your My Cousins page. If there are any New Contacts shown, click on 'Make Contact' or 'Reply'. (If nothing appears to happen hold down the Ctrl key and click again). (5) Once your relative has responded his or her name will be revealed, and you'll be able to start exchanging information. (6) Please click the red ? symbol alongside your cousin's name and tell us whether the person we've found is someone you already knew (you may need to hold down the Ctrl key while you click). (7) Don't worry if you don't find a 'lost cousin' immediately - new members are joining all the time. However if you're able to add some more relatives from the 1881 Census, that will speed up the process considerably. Share my world in pictures on Webshots. Have a look at http://community.webshots.com/user/rosemary102101. --------------------------------- Make free worldwide PC-to-PC calls. Try the new Yahoo! Canada Messenger with Voice