For some reason Mike's message bounced. Will work on that but in the meantime I am forwarding his messge on to the list. Take care all - Emma Date: 3/6/2003 10:29:17 PM Central Standard Time From: <A HREF="mailto:mpivester@att.net">mpivester@att.net</A> To: <A HREF="mailto:IVESTER-L@rootsweb.com">IVESTER-L@rootsweb.com</A> Sent from the Internet (Details) Emma: thanks for the kind words. It was my pleasure, being able to spend some time with you and your family...after all, we are all family! For all of you who have done family research, run into roadblocks, get discouraged,etc....Emma is and should be an inspiration to us all. She has more information on the Ivester Clan than most libraries! I thought that I had quite a bit of info on my part of the family, but Emma has literally 100+ binders on the Ivester family. I was able to share some of my info with her as well as many photos of my clan that I burned onto a CD for her. I encourage all of us as we travel across this great country, to welcome other Ivester's into your homes. I have visited Emma, Janice and Francis in my travels and am a better person for it. They have welcomed me into their homes without any hesitation, and I encourage all of us to follow that example. I know that any and all are always welcome to my home if ever in the St. Louis area. Once again, thanks to Emma for her inspiration Michael