WHAT A FABULOUS STORY, Chris!!! Yep, I'm shouting, and with such excitement... that is so cool! Thank you for sharing your delightful serendipitous event with all of us. And I'm with Liz... "you're giving it AWAY???" Give 'em a toaster for heaven's sake!!! <lol> What a fantastic story...it's one I can delight over for months in the event the brick walls keep standing... After all, one of the surnames I'm fortunate enough (ahem!) to be researching is SMITH!!! Yep, a John SMITH (just to make matters worse), "The Emigrant", born in England in 1639. That should keep me busy for a good long while, don't y'all think? Terry.. I already knew about those EMPYS in Ashgrove, but wanted to share the SWITZER names and the others, too... And Chris... just one more thing... <<I told her what I was looking for and explained that I was off to the colonies in a few days for a wedding.>> What's this COLONIES stuff??? <ROFL> Get up to speed there, fella'.... we settled that little matter with y'all LONG ago... Thanks again, Chris.. you've put a smile on my face for at least the next week!!! In fact, may I have permission to share the story with another list and some friends? How inspirational! Susan