I had had so many responses/questions, I decided to try again with an explanation: Originally, there was a separate "board" for each category - query, wills, Bible records, etc. Now they have been combined into a "suite" where all goes under the category of Mercer Co. (or whatever county). I did not administer the board for query, thus I will not be administering the suite of boards. However, the Mercer Co. Query Page on our website has never been part of GenConnect, and will remain on our website where you can access the page to read or post queries. Hopefully, QueryExpress (the system used on our query page) will survive. Again, here is the URL for the Mercer Co. board: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=board&r=rw&p=localities.northam.usa.st ates.missouri.counties.mercer When you go to this site, you will see that all the queries, obits, wills, etc., are all batched together. You can, by going to "View Message Type" select the category you are looking for - queries, wills, Bible records, marriages, obits, etc., on the drop down menu. You can also sort them by date. Now - to read anything out there takes nothing on your part. But, if you want to post a query, or reply to one that's there, you need to log in. Those of you who have ancestry.com passwords and users name can use this one. If you don't have one, you can choose one. This is free - has NOTHING to do with their boards where you have to pay. You can also print out the messages. When you hit post (either as a reply or a new post), a screen will pop up asking you to log in. Enter (or create) a username and password, you will be acknowledged, and then able to make your post. You will have to hit the back key to get back to the screen you are one. NOTE: This has a time out feature so if you come back 15 minutes later, you'll have to log in again. When you make a post, you will be given a screen where you enter the subject line, then the area to type in. Below that is surnames. List all the surnames you mentioned in the post in this format: ...... every name on the same line, separated by a comma and a space. Then choose the category please. There is a drop down box where you can chose the category you wish this to go to. Then hit submit. Two shortcuts: If you visit the Mercer Co. page often, look at the top of the page and you will see a place where it says "Add Board to Favorites". It will automatically take that URL and put it on your list of favorites. When you come back to this board and want to spin off to another favorite site, click on "My Favorites" and all your bookmarked sites will be there and clickable. There is a line near the top that is yellow. The first word is Boards. Click on that line and walk through your selection. You can go to another county by following through the selections there. You can also change the "View MessageType" . All this will take some practice and getting used to. It is supposed to make things easier, which, of course, is a matter of opinion. Someone asked, "Did Ancestry.com buy out Rootsweb?", and the answer is "Yes!". I cannot predict what will happen in the future, but I fear we may expect many changes such as this to come. Hopefully, it will not come to having to pay for our information. In the meantime, I want to concentrate on our Mercer Co. website. Remember, you can still post your queries by going to the Query page on our site. I will try to answer your questions if I can, but please be patient--I don't know much about it, either. Will try to find out anything I can. Thanks for your support and understanding. Barbra Mercer Co. Coordinator