SHAKING YOUR FAMILY TREE COLUMN AVAILABLE AT ROOTSWEB. RootsWeb.com is pleased to bring noted genealogist Myra Vanderpool Gormley's weekly newspaper column, "Shaking Your Family Tree" (SYFT), to the World Wide Web. The column, which has been syndicated by the Los Angeles Times Syndicate since 1985, covers dozens of genealogy-related topics and provides valuable insight and wisdom to help you in your search to find your ancestors. http://www.rootsweb.com/~rwguide/syft/ In this week's SYFT column "Colorful Family Trees Abound," Gormley writes: "Many of the surnames Americans use today had become hereditary ones by the end of the 14th century in England, a little earlier in France, a bit later in Germany and other parts of Europe, and in Ireland long before the Norman invasions. The nickname category provides some of the colorful surnames that may adorn your family tree." * * * Sandi :)