Lena-- I am sorry you are having problems with the new boards. I know it is frustrating, but I suppose we will all get used to them eventually. In the meantime, try this: Go to: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=board&r=rw&p=localities.northam.usa.stat es.missouri.counties.mercer&maxrows=25&dir=next A short distance down the screen is a drop down menu called "view message type". Click on the type you want to look at: obituaries, queries, etc., and you will be taken to a list of messages for that particular board. Then you have to go down the list to the one which looks interesting to you and click on that to view the message. It will not give you the author's email address, but I believe if you print it out, you will get it (haven't tried it yet). If you want to go to a different board, go back to the "view message type," and choose the board you want. You can hit your "back" button at any time to go to the previous screen. Hope this helps. Good luck. Barbra

thanks, I will try it the way you mentioned, something has to be easier then the way I was doing it. Lena