This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: BHolley54 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.montana.counties.garfield/237.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hi Judy, Thank you so much for your savvy insight! I appreciate the tip and I agree that it sounds like the better way. Looks like you may have done this sort of thing before. LOL I was thinking about writing a letter to the Senior Center in Jordan, MT, to "Anyone", asking about living descendants. I like your idea better. Once again, thank you so much and I do hope to have Happy Holidays, and you do the same. I am still wandering about the Successful Searching part... lol Sincerely, Russ Looney btw... The tree you mentioned is my mother's and I's tree, and the Balentines are the very family that got me started and, still, the ones that I cannot figure out. Par for the course I guess... Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.