Hi Clare, Many times I have mentioned names and gotten no responses, but I think I know why... If I have not found the information, probably no one else has found it either. Sometimes, someone replies that they are working on the same line and are up to the same brick wall so I keep their email address with a note to tell them if I have any luck. Please don't think it's personal... We all probably never post a question before researching first: that's why it's called a "brick wall"... AND I have found that there are not many postings for lower Dorchester County where my mother's lines are from. They frequently use other sites as their more common interactions with their related researchers... So, it may be the same with yours.. check around and see if there are other blogs that concentrate on your primary concern area. Hang in there! Jimmy

Hi Clare & all, I recall one particular issue I posted a query about several times on more than one list over the years. Sometimes it led to a brief discussion, sometimes not. Then, all of a sudden, TWO different people came through with what I was seeking. Sometimes the results come from a new subscriber or sometimes a change in wording suddenly "rings a bell" with someone and out comes the information. And it's good to keep in mind, in any kind of research, scientific, genealogical, or whatever, negative results can be as important as any. Susan -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jim Blackwell Sent: Friday, August 27, 2010 1:41 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [LDR] I truly need help Hi Clare, Many times I have mentioned names and gotten no responses, but I think I know why... If I have not found the information, probably no one else has found it either. Sometimes, someone replies that they are working on the same line and are up to the same brick wall so I keep their email address with a note to tell them if I have any luck. Please don't think it's personal... We all probably never post a question before researching first: that's why it's called a "brick wall"... AND I have found that there are not many postings for lower Dorchester County where my mother's lines are from. They frequently use other sites as their more common interactions with their related researchers... So, it may be the same with yours.. check around and see if there are other blogs that concentrate on your primary concern area. Hang in there! Jimmy *************************************** QUESTIONS about POSTING GUIDELINES, SUBSCRIBING or UNSUBSCRIBING? Visit The Lower DelMarVa Roots Mailing List FAQ: http://www.tyaskin.com/handley/ldrfaq.htm ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Jimmy, Thanks for the pep talk. I really needed it. I started doing genealogy before computers when you had to buy books or go to the library. I don't want to just copy. I'm looking for some direction. My brick wall is very, very think but I'm going to hand in there. Thanks again, Clare ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Blackwell" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, August 27, 2010 2:41 PM Subject: [LDR] I truly need help > Hi Clare, > Many times I have mentioned names and gotten no responses, but I think I > know why... If I have not found the information, probably no one else has > found it either. Sometimes, someone replies that they are working on the > same line and are up to the same brick wall so I keep their email address > with a note to tell them if I have any luck. Please don't think it's > personal... We all probably never post a question before researching > first: > that's why it's called a "brick wall"... AND I have found that there are > not > many postings for lower Dorchester County where my mother's lines are > from. > They frequently use other sites as their more common interactions with > their > related researchers... So, it may be the same with yours.. check around > and > see if there are other blogs that concentrate on your primary concern > area. > Hang in there! Jimmy > > *************************************** > QUESTIONS about POSTING GUIDELINES, SUBSCRIBING or UNSUBSCRIBING? > Visit The Lower DelMarVa Roots Mailing List FAQ: > http://www.tyaskin.com/handley/ldrfaq.htm > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message