What you are describing is typical. I tried several years ago with no luck. They simply are not that big an organization anymore and don't have the facilities. There is a LOL site where some contributors have tried to help others, but it is hit-or-miss at best. Cliff. "May the best you've ever seen, Be the worst you'll ever see;" from A Scots Toast by Allan Ramsay ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rosemary Joan McCormack" <rosemary.mccormack1@ntlworld.com> To: <nir-down@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2008 12:00 PM Subject: Re: [NIR-DOWN] Contacting LO Lodges > Same Here. RosemaryJoan > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "ANDY AIRRIESS" <aairriess@msn.com> > To: <nir-down@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2008 5:16 PM > Subject: [NIR-DOWN] Contacting LO Lodges > > >> Gentle Listers, >> >> I have had multiple contacts with people from the Grand Lodge, as well as >> with multiple contacts with people from local lodges, asking for >> information regarding my ancestors and whether they were members. In >> each >> case I received a "I'll see what I can find" email. In each case it was >> the last time I heard from that contact. >> >> If you can do better, good for you. For me, it has done no good >> whatsoever. >> >> Andy Airriess >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> NIR-DOWN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NIR-DOWN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message