Thanks Mike for your kind words. Curiosity got the best of me, so I rooted through some old mail and found that the earliest mail I have is from 4 Dec 1996 - where Joe was asking about space and to be put down to host Pembina County. So, likely he sent a note to me in late November, 1996. Tim At 10:28 PM 4/26/02 -0400, Garnett J.(Joe) Zsedeny wrote: >Thanks, Mike. I have been with the Project since the latter part of >1996, I believe it was. Tim probably has the exact date <G>. > >Joe > >On Fri, 26 Apr 2002 18:58:48 -0700, Mike Borchardt wrote: >>Joe, >> >>I would also like to send you my thanks for the years of hard work >>you have >>put in for the NDGenWeb site. How many years have you been doing >>this?! >>You and Tim are two of the most hard-working, dedicated genealogists >>I've >>have the pleasure of watching in action. >> >>Thanks again! >> >>Mike Borchardt >>McHenry Co. CC