Thanks to Patricia Teed of Texas for a great idea - periodic 'roll calls' where we all write a message telling the mailing list the following: 1. Douglas County family lines we are researching 2. Douglas County history projects and/or interests. In this way, we may even find someone with whom we have a common interest. Patricia says that she and fellow Alsup researcher, Cathie Alsup Reilly, found each other through emails this mailing list. If these roll call requests become popular, I think we should do it perhaps once a quarter. PLEASE NOTE: Most of you do this already, but please sign your email with your first and last name. Also, I always like to know the location from which a person is writing. Janie Luster of Oregon even has that very information in her email address-thanks Janie. One other tip - choose a Subject Line that includes the SURNAMES and/or PLACE NAMES you're writing about. Again, many of you do this already. I've made a few more changes on the website (http://www.rootsweb.com/~modougla/doug.htm) that are largely cosmetic and organizational. Take a look if you haven't in the past week. Read the section on the 'county boundaries.' I'm going to work on it, and I'm looking for any assistance that people want to offer. The Ozark Uncle Kenneth Brown, Ph.d., CPA Emeritus (Retired) Professor, Springfield, MO Email1: ozarkuncle@sbcglobal.net Email2: kwb237f@smsu.edu