I have this affliction....genealogy.....it's like a virus that just won't quit. When I think I'm getting better, someone calls with a question, or a kid has a school project on history and families, and I suddenly get a relapse. This internet is not helping. Now I can't put it down. I log on 2-3 times a day to see my mail while I should be working. Often as not, there is something about someone for which I must multi-task over to my Family Origins Program to check out, corroborate, and occasionally add data. Trouble is, it is almost as much fun passing this sickness along as it is having a relapse. Anyway, the families I am most interested in include LAW, WILLIS, LAWSON, COCKERHAM, & LARKINS; all on my maternal side before 1750 in Virginia. The Law family from which I am derived migrated form Westover on the James River (1677) to Halifax County along the Bannister River to Pittsylvania County - now renamed Frankllin County near Rocky Mount VA. From there the family migrated to Kentucky (briefly) and finally settled in South Central Indiana near the very small town of Deputy IN. Austin, IN is the closest town of any size and eventually most of the family moved there or to the nearby towns of Scottsburg, Sellersburg, Henryville or Charlestown. On my paternal side, specifically the WOOD Surname, I am having a bit more difficulty. Other surnames include, WEIBEL, WETZEL, ELSASSER, BENTON and BILBY. Data goes back to 1779 but there is little info other than names in the direct line of ancestry. My branch of the Wood family goes back 6 generations in Clermont County Ohio. Most of the family still lives in the Cincinatti area. There have been several losses of records due to courthouse fires, making the search more difficult and the need for comprehensive and reliable connections more important. Thanks for the opportunity to join up. I believe that my Uncle, genealogical mentor, and fellow researcher Merril Law will be aboard this ship of Law(s) soon. He will have much more to offer than I do, but if any of you know him already, (he's been at this for over 10 years, has written a book called Laws of the Land, and has about 6000 Laws in his database now)....anyway, if any of you know him, drop him a note at [email protected] He bought a computer at 70 to do genealogical research. He was coerced into getting online (Prodigy) and has enjoyed that greatly for about 6 years. Now he is a bit reluctant to leap into the internet. He has had some difficulty in getting aboard and his searches have left something to be desired. In fact, if I were there in Indiana, I'd sign him up and he would have unfathomable fun with this new tool. With any luck, his daughter will get him on board when she visits from Ohio in a couple of weeks. In the meantime, WEBMASTER, if you can sign someone up, please add - SUBSCRIBE [email protected] to your list. He wants to be here. I know I'm glad I'm here, and he has this genealogy bug worse/better than I do. Tony Wood