A sleepy, muggy good morning to you all. I want to thank those of you who have taken guesses on last week's puzzler; some of you really dug into English laws and four of you got the correct answer. If you will notice, after reading the answer, that most of our Kentucky ancestors who came from VA and were born before the Revolutionary War just don't show a middle name. I hunted for information on why, wondering if the name just wasn't recorded or something or if the parents couldn't think of any name that sounded good! Suddenly, after the war, here came the middle names. I'm wondering if parents did a little celebrating over one more little victory over the British when their next child was born and they could proudly give that child a middle name! In a couple of weeks or so I am doing a research tip on KYRESEARCH on names - including how some parents got around that law, strange first names, male names for females, etc. Charles has posted this week's puzzler and I trust this one will be a little easier for you. I want to challenge you to try these puzzles, to do some research and learn as you go. This is the essence of genealogical research - digging not only for names and dates, but trying to answer the questions all reporters are taught to ask - who, what, where when and why! Have a grand week. Sandi SCKY Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=south-central-kentucky Barren Co Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=kybarren Sandi's Genealogical Puzzlers: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~gensoup/gorin/puz.html GGP: http://ggpublishing.tripod.com/