In a message dated 7/7/99 8:47:18 PM Eastern Daylight Time, jnewcome@mindspring.com writes: << I would enthusiastically receive any comments, directions, or pertinent input that would get me going in the right direction for these works. >> John, Welcome to this frustrating, gratifying, and completely addicting hobby of genealogy! I suggest you might want to get started with some of the free online databases: www.familysearch.org www.ancestry.com www.familytreemaker.com www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ These are great to point you in the right direction. But don't forget to back up your data with actual documentation -- which you will have to send away for in many cases. Happy hunting! ~~Anne Sommers Wityk dommana@aol.com Looking for: FOGLE, PORTER, SOMMERS, SKORKOWSKY