Lynne, don't give up. Never Never give up. I have been chasing my elusive LOWERY for almost 40 yrs. I may never find out who his parents were, but I keep trying. Heck I even started the LOWERY DNA project in hopes of finding a common ancestor. If you have a near male relative that is a NORWOOD you might try contacting the admin of the NORWOOD list. It won't hurt. I am sure some one who is already involved in the NORWOOD DNA project, they are probably on this list. Good luck and good hunting in your researches. Also have a very Happy New Year. Johnny L Lowery 903-631-5678 cell 877-494-9105 fax LOWERY & Related Spelling DNA Project Administrator _http://www.familytreedna.com/(gbdmr1ffuwxztp45mlrwor2i)/public/LOWERYandRelat edSpellingsDNAProject/index.aspx_ (http://www.familytreedna.com/(gbdmr1ffuwxztp45mlrwor2i)/public/LOWERYandRelatedSpellingsDNAProject/index.aspx) **************************************See AOL's top rated recipes (http://food.aol.com/top-rated-recipes?NCID=aoltop00030000000004)