In a message dated 10/25/03 11:49:55 AM US Mountain Standard Time, whgibson@knology.net writes: > I am Wilber (Will) Halsey Gibson - born in Dover 6 March 1927.I am just in > the early stages of tracing my Father's family, and need all of the help that > I can get. > Hi Wilber: Since you are a 20th century baby (and I assume your Dover is in New Jersey), you can get a lot of information on your family from the 1900, 1910, 1920, and 1930 census returns (start with 1930 and work back), so I would start there first. You can get to those returns on <A HREF="http://www.ancestry.com/">Ancestry.com - Genealogy and Family History Records</A> and <A HREF="http://www.genealogy.com/index_n.html">Genealogy.com - Family Tree Maker Family History Software and Historical Records</A> (both charge you for access to the images, but you can search them for free). You can subscribe yourself or go to your nearest LDS Family History Library for free access to the images. Many local civic libraries also offer free access to Ancestry Plus. Get yourself a genealogy program so you can keep track of the information you retrieve. You can download the Personal Ancestral File (PAF) free on <A HREF="www.familysearch.org"> www.familysearch.org</A> (also look on this site for your nearest local Family History Center). There are also some great tutorials at that site for beginning genealogists. You can also buy such programs at computer stores or from several genealogy sites on-line. Welcome to the club, you will find it terribly habit forming. Alan Its a dry heat!