eyshasfineart4me wrote: > I know this site is for family research No, it's for family AND local history in the counties of Northumberland and Co Durham. The social and political history of the locality tells us as much about our ancestors' lives as anything we can find in parish or census records - it is an important part of any family research. Brian -- Brian Pears (Gateshead, UK) http://www.bpears.org.uk/ Joint List Admin NORTHUMBRIA Genealogy Mailing List GENUKI Northumberland Maintainer