Jeanine, I too store lots of links, both to share with others, and for when I begin searching a new person. People become quite familiar with a topic of study each time they search for an ancestor, and may learn new websites for that topic such as finding military records, finding church records, or learning about adoptions in earlier times. The links that one becomes familiar with may totally escape someone else. Everytime we share something we know, chances are, there are many others out there who didn't know anything about the subject. I have lots of website links for my genealogy work, and with a huge ancestry on both sides of my family, I know I will have to eventually return to some links many times over. I even store my links in separate categories in word processor files to make them easier to find when I need them. I do hope many other listers will agree that sharing the links in their responses will be a big benefit to us all. Thanks, Pat In a message dated 4/2/06 11:18:03 AM Central Daylight Time, jreck@ecenet.com writes: << I think that Pat makes a very good point . . . I keep all these good links in my favorites list to share with others . . . but I also love digging into other people's lives!! sorry, but I find it refreshing too!! especially when I've hit brick walls in my own families! Jeanine ----- Original Message ----- From: <RootSearcher@aol.com> To: <MINNESOTA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, April 02, 2006 3:22 AM Subject: [MINNESOTA] Record Search Listers, While the wiillingness of the listers to help other listers is wonderful, I feel that more listers could benefit if one would provide the websites where the requested information can be found rather than doing the look up. Not only would the requester learn how to find the information he/she is looking for, but the other listers would learn about new search sites as well. I think in the long run we all gain knowledge as well as satisfaction from doing our own digging. It also often happens that we're searching for one person only to find other related family members we didn't know existed until we did the search, whereas a stranger may not recognize the additional names. We simply don't all know the internet as well as others, and need a little guidance. Thanks for listening, Pat "Ron Bestrom" <RBestrom@earthlink.net> writes: << ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cathie Nelson" <repete@rconnect.com> > Can somebody look on ancestry.com for a John C. Hager to see if it names a > last residence? Not where it was issued, but the last residence? The John C that you are seeking "might" be the one born 3 Aug 1913, died 9 Feb 2001, last residence 92128, San Diego, CA. (But I see that Mary Wickersham found another). So you might need to check the list for others. I found 4. I looked in News Bank and found 173 obituaries that had a John Hager within the article. I could check for a specific one, if you have the date of death. I could also check local County Auditor Recorded Documents. Ron Bestrom >> >>