Just wanted to let you know that there are some really neat special message boards at rootsweb.com http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=board&r=rw&p=topics.occupations this link takes you to a list of message boards by occupation. These include some really interesting ones like Buffalo Hunters and several Railroad related ones. I administer the new one for Glass and Crystal Makers. There is even a link there for Genealogy Certification if anyone is interested in pursuing that. I am surprised only one listing is on the Brewery workers site. Maybe no one from our town has posted there yet! http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=board&r=rw&p=topics this link takes you to lots of special topics. There is Crime, Disasters, Adoptions, Genealogy Software (a good place to ask those questions instead of this list), Reunion announcements (that's a neat idea!), Orphans and Orphanages, Royalty and Nobility, Census and all kinds of other things as well. Found Family Heirlooms has 40,200 postings. Lots of "found" stuff and "lost" stuff out there! You might want to check these out. You may find a lead here to that elusive ancestor! Laura