Listers, Since August 16th I have posted 85 will abstracts to nyotsego-l. It is time-consuming to post the same abstract over and over, so if it has already been posted, I'll let you know the date and time, and you can easily retrieve it from the archives. To find a will abstract in the nyotsego archives, select the appropriate year and month, then search on http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/nyotsego/2004-08 August The same format will work for any other year and month. You will see the subjects and sender's name for every message archived during that year and month. After you have reached the beginning of that year and month, you might be tempted to use the Ancestry.com quick search at the top of the screen. Do NOT use that function! Use the find command (Ctrl/f). Enter the surname, firstname (ex: Hall, Benjamin) or just the surname, followed by a comma (ex: Hall,). There may be more than one message for that surname, so keep clicking on "find" until you find the one you seek or there are no more to be found. When you find the message you seek, click on it and the entire message will appear. Good luck. I hope these abstacts are helpful to those who requested them, and to others. Marty Irons Always looking to contact others researching IRONS, especially in central New York or New England. I have over 2,500 people named IRONS in my database, plus over 500 whose mother was an IRONS.