Jan, If you want Bridgette to see your reply, you will need to either place it on the board or send it to her. To reply on the board, please follow the link to her message: Posted on: Lutheran Roots Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/Special/LutheranRoots/82 To reply to her directly, then send to her e-mail address at bridgettevines@hotmail.com. I know it will take some getting used to in order to realize that board posts must be replied to differently than the normal manner, but hopefully we can all get used to this, as board posts are here to stay. -- Thanks, Mary Taffet List & Board admin for LUTHERAN-ROOTS mdtaffet@syr.edu Janfrancis@aol.com wrote: > > bridgette-- sent to the social security for a copy of his application. It > should state where he was born and who his parents were. It is only $7 and > will give you a jumping off place. Jan