Dear List, Aside from Pat wanting to rip off a bunch of us old folks here in Mecklenburg county lately, there doesn't seem to be a lot of activity on our list. Sometimes makes me wonder why I bother to maintain it. Did want to remind y'all of a few goings on here that you may find of interest. For NASCAR fans, Jeff Gordon is apparently getting a divorce. If anyone is interested anymore, the Hornets are probably moving to N'awlins for swatting. George Washington didn't have any success at getting rid of them and apparently never tried crawfish bait. We finally have a group of folks working on a "Mecklenburg Heritage Book". Typical of our "hornet's nest" mentality, it is having a hard time getting started. Please. If you want this project to succeed, contact Sheila Weaver at sheilaw@webkorner.com or Don & Becky Mills at eaglesnestmtn@mindspring.com . The project needs contributors of family history, editors, and promoters. The Charlotte area, as you know, is comprised of several counties each having a number of Genealogical and Historical Societies vigorously campaigning for members. Central is the Olde Mecklenburg Genealogical Society. I urge y'all to take a look at the "Local Resource" section of our main page at www.rootsweb.com/~ncmeckle and become a member of any of the societies that you may find helpful to your particular interests here. >From private emails, some of the surnames actively researched here include, to name a few: Alexander(naturally), Black, Brown, Cunningham, Grier, Herron, Odom, Orr, Weddington, etc. Lastly, I have accumulated about a thousand pages of notes to put into a "Mecklenburg County Genealogy Resource Guide" that I am desperately trying to edit and organize into a reasonable publication. My intent is to place as much of the guide as RootsWeb permits on the main page and put the printed book on the market. Printer estimates so far place the cost at about 20.00 per copy that is way more than I can afford. I'll keep you posted. Thanks for using the list. Regards, Paul Buckley, NCMECKLE List Dad