Hello subscribers, Some time back, I mentioned a project that I was interested in undertaking; that of creating a directory of all known Lutheran churches, eventually with a separate webpage for each. Obviously it will be a very long time before that goal is reached, but I have begun the process of getting the directory together. I would like for you to take a look at the geographical index that I have started. So far, only entries for the state of Alabama have been added, and I know that they aren't complete yet. But just the same, if you could take a look at this page, and let me know whether the format is easy to use or not, that would help. If the format needs to be changed, it would be best to change it now before a lot of entries get added. The address is: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~mdtaffet/Lutheran_Churches/USA/geoindex.html Since it is a long address, it may wrap around for some of you, making it unusable. In that case, you can follow a path to get there. Start at: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~mdtaffet/ On that page, choose Lutheran-Roots: Directory of Lutheran Churches. On the next page, choose the Geographical Index link under USA. You may share your comments with me off-list, or on-list for the others to read and comment on if you wish. If you have strong opinions for changing the format, please let me know before I get too far into this project. One thing I should probably mention is that eventually each state will also have a separate index duplicating the information found on the main index so that those who know the state can go directly to it. -- Thanks, Mary Taffet List Administrator for LUTHERAN-ROOTS mdtaffet@syr.edu

All Lutheran Churches? My, Mary, that will be quite an undertaking. Luther95.org already offers free webspace to Lutheran Churches mine included. I wonder if we might be better off encouraging others to contact them and other groups alfready in existence. Just my 2 cents, John Dornheim