For those researching the Wylie family. The Town Historian for the Town of Pittstown might have helpful information. She does not have email but you can snail her at Pittstown Historian, Ellen Wiley Box 72, Valley Falls, NY 12185 Margot Gifford

In a message dated 6/11/01 7:03:03 AM Eastern Daylight Time, NYRENSSE-D-request@rootsweb.com writes: > bbbarnes@wans.net > > I am researching Wylie's in Stephentown, Rensselaer, NY > > > Patricia > Pattyvwh@aol.com

The Albany Co. Hall of Records has an online search engine to an index of their Naturalization records. The index has been completed for 1821-1906, and is partially completed for 1907-1991 (letters A-Q). If you think that your immigrant relatives may have lived in Albany Co. even a short while (or you aren't certain), they may have become a citizen (naturalized) in the city of Albany even if they didn't live in the city. Naturalization usually took place 2-5 years after filling out a Declaration of Intent (which could have been filed in some other county). In rare cases, both were filed the same day. http://www.albanycounty.com/achor/ Click on: Naturalization Index Search Our Database (at bottom) The index headings will be as follows: Last Name First Name Nation of Origin Residence in the U.S. Date Petition Number Book Page I talked to the Albany Co. Hall of Records today to get a clarification of their service and the kind of information that was in their records. The type of registers used and the information recorded varied with the time period. The earliest records (starting with the 1821) don't have much information, but will at least have the signature of the person (perhaps only an X which was their "mark"). At some later point, Naturalizations and Declarations of Intent were recorded in separate registers in which each record was on a single line two pages wide (I don't know when this began). There was no personal signature. The information is in different columns such as name, place of birth (usually only the country, but sometimes the county or province was included), the age of the person at the time of filing, the port from which they sailed, the person's residence or intended residence, date of filing, a witness, a judge's name and possibly a fee. In the Naturalization register, it also tells the place where the Declaration was filed. This would be useful for finding the Declaration of the person if they didn't file it in Albany. In the 20th century, the information for both events was entered into a single book. This may have been because most of the information was duplicated. For a $14 per hour fee, the Albany Co. Hall of Records will send you photocopies of the pages of both kinds of records. If you have several people that interest you, they will send them all for the same fee (which is a fee based on the time spent, with a $14 minimum). This can be a real bargain if you have several people that interest you, or it can be expensive for a single record. To get naturalization and declaration records, you must fill out the form provided on their website. You can copy and paste their Research Request Form (link found on the opening screen) into a word processor. I removed the header information, adjusted the margins, and it fit onto a single page. Good luck finding those ancestors. Cliff http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~clifflamere/

Hi would someone please give me the address for the Wards for Troy that are on line. Thanks Barbara

The following links are on my web page http://members.tripod.com/~JeffriesB My FAVORITE LINKS THE NEW YORK BARRINGERS Desc. of Johannes Coonradt Beringer DAVID and HANS GEORGE BARRINGER Some of their descendants TINKLEPAUGH Family Genealogy ZUFELD- HOLTSAPPLE Family Genealogies WEIDERWACKS/WEATHERWAX/WITHERWAX Some of the desc. of Andreas Weiderwacks jb's GENEALOGY PAGE Many surnames with descendants incl.: Uline, Dix, Bidwell, Clapper, Cooper, Doty, Carmon, Black, Brust, etc etc. RENSSELAER COUNTY, NY WEB PAGE Includes Church, Census, & Cemetery records. DEFOREST-DEFREEST / WENDELL A few descendants of David Defreest (1747-1815)and a few descendants of Philip Wendell (1741-1812) HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD - 1870 - CENSUS Troy fifth ward - Nassau - Poestenkill - Berlin - Grafton (all Renssealaer Co., NY) WITBECK/WHITBECK Family Genealogy JETS - JEETS - YEATS - YATES Some of the descendants of Joseph Yates KLOCKNER-CLICKNER Some of the descendants of Johannes(George) Klockner (1741-1833) RUNNELLS/REYNOLDS Some descendants of Thomas & Christina (Mohr) Runnells/Reynolds. REICHARD Some of the descendants of Michael Reichard of Rensselaer Co. SCHNEIDER/SNYDER Some of the early Snyders of Rensselaer Co. KUHLMANN/KILLMORE/KILMER Some of the desc. of Johannes & Anna Veronica (Becker) Kilmer LINCK/LYNK/LINK Some of the desc. of Johann Wilhelm & Anna Eva (Firsback) Link PHILIPP/PHILLIP/PHILLIPS/PHILIPS Some of the desc. of Johann Petrus & Magdalena Philip BRANDAW - BRANDAU - BRANDO - BRANDOW Some of the descendants of Johann Wilhelm & Maria Elisabetha Catharina Brandow of Greene Co., NY For living desc. contact Joe Travis jtravis@parl.net and Lisa Orecchio genealogy@orecchio.net DIEDRICH and LAMPMAN Some of the desc. of Johann Friederich Dietrich and some of the desc. of Johann Peter Lampman PERSON and DEWITT A few of the desc. of Matthys & Jan Person and a few of the desc. of Lucas Dewitt - Ulster & Greene Co. PULVER Some of the desc. of Johann Wilhelm (Wendel) Pulver - a Palatine German family. WILTSE - WILLSE - WILSIE Some of the desc. of Marten Hendrickse Wiltse RENSSELAER CO. PROBATE ABSTRACTS #1 1790 and up RENSSELAER CO. PROBATE ABSTRACTS #2 continued from #1 MARRIAGES - GILEAD LUTHERAN CHURCH -Center Brunswick, Rensselaer Co., NY 1802 to 1859 MARRIAGES - SCHODACK REFORMED DUTCH CHURCH at Muitzeskill - Rensselaer Co., NY 1788 to 1846 MARRIAGES - REFORMED PROTESTANT DUTCH CHURCH at NASSAU - Rensselaer Co., NY 1805 -1848 DUTCHESS COUNTY CEMETERIES Interments before 1880 KREBSER/CRAPSEY/CROPSEY Desc. of Wm, Valentine, & Ananias Cropsey COONRADT A few of the desc. of Adam and Elisabeth (Clum) Coonradt ANTHONY Some of the early Anthony familes RENSSELAER COUNTY DEATHS 1850-1860-1870-1880 Mortality Schedules & 1875 State Census RENSSELAER CO. MARRIAGES 1864 & 1865 RENSSELAER Co. MARRIAGES 1874 &1875 MARRIAGES from TROY churches 1st Presby. Ch. and State St. Meth. Ch. OAKWOOD CEMETERY BURIALS, Troy, NY includes date of death, place of birth, age, & parents BLOOMING GROVE CHURCH RECORDS -Rens. Co. Births 1814-1865 ----Marriages 1831-1862 ---- Deaths 1895-1926 MARRIAGES St. Paul's Episcopal Ch. of Troy - 1805-1829 ----!st Presbyterian Ch. of Brunswick 1876-1887 --- 1st Presbyterian Ch. of Lansingburgh 1840-1848 MORE RENSSELAER CO. DEATHS Incl. Burials from ST PAUL'S EPISCOPAL CH. of TROY and SOCIETY OF FRIENDS BAPTISMS - St. Paul's Episcopal Ch., Troy, NY 1804-1826 BIRTHS & BAPTISMS 1st Presbyterian Ch., Brunswick 1812-1832 and Society of Friends 1743-1840- both Rensselaer Co. M ARRIAGES >From Troy, NY newspapers 1798-1859 JEFF LAPE'S PAGE Lowe/Lape genealogy and more SCHENECTADY PUBLIC LIBRARY Churches, Cemeteries, Biog., genealogies, etc. ST. PETER'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH of Albany Marriages 1756-1768 and Baptisms 1757-1759 NEW SALEM REFORMED CHURCH Town of New Scotland, Albany Co. marriages 1794 -1797 and births 1786 -1788 WESTERLO VITAL RECORDS, Albany Co. births, deaths, & marriages 1847 - 1848 - 1849 COLUMBIA CO., NY BURIAL INDEX Index of names and list of cemeteries SIMON/SIMMONS Some of the desc. of Albertus Simon, Jr. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get personalized email addresses from Yahoo! Mail - only $35 a year! http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/

looking for information about the parents of Daniel Watkins b. abt. 1809 in Rennsalaer County, NY. Daniel m. Jane Chamberlin Daniel and Jane both died in Essex County NY after 1860. Does anyone have any WATKINS from New York State that might fit??

Hi Brooke, It's Carla again. Just thought I'd offer my 2 cents here with respect to your obituary request. It's definitely something to be followed up on, but it's been my experience in looking for this type of info in the old Troy newspapers, that in the years before about 1900, death information contained in those papers is sorely lacking. Unless the deceased was a person of some note OR died in some unusual circumstance (murder or tragic act of God or suicide), then the only mention in print is the death, perhaps place of death and date. That's IT. It's very disappointing. Obituaries such as we see now were not common. At least not for the common folk. The Rensselaer Co. Library in Troy has all the newspapers on Microfilm, including the Budget. I'm taking a week off from work in July and will be going down there. Please make a list of the Troy-related items you need and I'll see what I can find for you. Good wishes, Carla Searching: Phelps, Lowell, Kearney, Bush, Heelan, Petersen

The Albany Co. Hall of Records has an online search engine to an index to their naturalization records. If you know that your immigrant relative lived in Rensselaer Co., they may have lived even earlier in Albany Co. They may also have been naturalized (became a citizen) there. This took place years after filling out a Declaration of Intent. Often it was five years. It may have been less with some people. I hate to make wild guesses, but let's say that a person arrived in the area and lived in Albany only a few months or a year. If they filled out a Declaration of Intent before they left, is it possible that they would have to return to Albany County to get their naturalization? If a person worked in Troy, they could have lived across a bridge in Albany Co. in places like West Troy (Watervliet), Green Island, or Cohoes. They may have walked to work. Even if they worked in Troy, they may have become naturalized in Albany. Because of the various possibilites that I have mentioned, it is worth looking at the index of records which have been completed for 1821-1906 and which are partially completed for 1907-1991. Brooke Myers asked about a Thomas Myers. He may have been naturalized in Albany. Below are two Thomas Myers. At least one was born in Ireland. I include these so that everyone can see ahead of time what categories of information are in the index. Take a look if you have immigrant relatives. Cliff ~~~~~~~~~~~ Last Name First Name Nation of Origin Residence in the U.S. Date Petition Number Book Page Myers Thomas N/A N/A N/A 16 365 Myers Thomas Ireland Albany 3/7/1874 N/A 22 N/A

Hello Folks, I have a favor to ask of someone who has access to any newspapers or newspaper microfilms that cover the year 1878. My brick wall is my gggrandfather, Thomas Myers who I believe died on June 5, 1878 (according to his headstone, but no verification through vital records). I am asking for a lookup of his obituary in the Troy newspapers. I will be very happy to return the favor, and do more lookups from microfilms of Troy deaths before 1880 (Burial Records from the Mt. Ida Cemetary...) once the films come in. I anticipate these FHC films will arrive in 2-3 weeks, as I just reordered them and will have access to them permanently. When I visited the Troy Public Library (visiting from Colorado), I only had a short amount of time to spend looking for this record. I only saw that two microfilmed newspapers for this time period were available...one for the Troy Daily Times, and the other for the Troy Daily Press. It is quite plausible that I missed the obituary announcement when I looked at these, as I was having trouble seeing print on the microfilm reader that was available. Thomas was married to Hannah Ryan (possibly Johanna Ryan). From the 1900 census, Johanna (or someone) reported that he had 10 children, but I only know of 7 at this time. The children's names that I know of are: Cecelia (spelled in a variety of ways), Michael, William, Margaret, Thomas, Hannah L., and Mary. I have found Thomas in the Troy interments microfilm (Burials at the Mt. Ida Cemetary) that we had discussed weeks back, but I was not able to find detailed information from this. Only that he died in what was called the Brother's Asylum. I still do not know what or where that was. I believe that his last residence (before the Brother's Asylum) was at 130 Bedford St. in South Troy, 9th ward. He was of Irish descent, and belonged to St. Joseph's Catholic Church. I believe he was a moulder or some sort of metalworker/laborer while in Troy. He was born about 1833 in Ireland, but I do not know the exact date or place. I do not know when he came to the States, but suspect it was around the Potato Famine years. I found other possible newspapers where this obit. MIGHT appear in from the NYS Newspaper Project. They are: the Troy Northern Budget, the Troy Volksfreund (if this is a German paper, I'm not sure if it would be here), and the Troy Weekly Times. I did not see these microfilms at the Troy Public Library, but again I may have overlooked them. Any help is appreciated, and I especially thank you for your patience in reading this message. A note...I'm having trouble borrowing newspapers through my school's library at the present. Very Sincerely (and eager to return the favor), Brooke Myers

Hi list, The Baptist churches in W. Stephentown and the one in Petersburg were established in the 1820's. At that time Stephentown was the 10th largest town in the USA.Although my families were there in 1790 I don't know where they called their church home. I'm sure Judy Rowe, the historian of Sand Lake would know. She does not have email, but her mailing address is P. O. Box 273, Sand Lake, NY 12153 and her phone number is (518) 674-8424. At 07:00 PM 6/11/01 -0600, you wrote: >While we are on the subject of churches, Does any one know of early church >records for Stephentown? 1790 - 1799 time frame. Particularly marriage >records. > I have searched the LDS film for the Stephentown Baptist, very >disappointing. >Thanks in advance. >Best Regards, >Karen "Once in the flight of ages past, There lived a man:__and who was he? Unknown the regions of his birth, The sand in which he died unknown: His name has perished from the earth." anon

Hi there, Does anybody know what time obituaries started appearing in Troy, New York newspapers? I am wondering if an obituary would appear for someone who died in Troy, NY in 1907? And in what newspaper(s) would it have possibly appeared? Michelle http://www.irishmcgoff.com

If a person had been a member of the Church of Ireland he might change to Presbyterian in this country. Marjorie in SC

The Town of Stephentown is very rural. People may have travelled a short distance south to the Town of New Lebanon, north to the Town of Berlin, west to the Town of Nassau (large village of Nassau there), or East to Berkshire Co., Mass. If they had their own Justice of the Peace, the records are probably lost. But you might check the following source of the Town of New Lebanon marriages, also by a Justice of the Peace. "Marriages in New Lebanon, New York, Rev. Silas Churchill, 1795-1851, Ira Hand, Esq., Justice of the Peace, 1832-1852" - by Elmer Irwin Shepard (published 1943, available at the NYS Library in Albany, NY). There was a time when Massachusetts claimed eastern Columbia Co. and possibly Rensselaer Co. as well. I don't remember when that got resolved, but some of the records may be held in Berkshire Co., so it would be worth a look. A link is on my website under Vital Records-Marriages. Other links are under Vital Records-mixed records. http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~clifflamere/ Cliff ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Genealogydudette@aol.com wrote: > While we are on the subject of churches, Does any one know of early church > records for Stephentown? 1790 - 1799 time frame. Particularly marriage > records. > I have searched the LDS film for the Stephentown Baptist, very > disappointing. > Thanks in advance. > Best Regards, > Karen > > ==== NYRENSSE Mailing List ==== > Some Rensselaer Births, Marriages & Deaths: http://www.angelfire.com/fl/Sumter/Troy.html > Rensselaer County Genweb page: http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyrensse/ > GenConnect Board: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/NY/Rensselaer > 1880 Fed Census: http://www.connorsgenealogy.com

While we are on the subject of churches, Does any one know of early church records for Stephentown? 1790 - 1799 time frame. Particularly marriage records. I have searched the LDS film for the Stephentown Baptist, very disappointing. Thanks in advance. Best Regards, Karen

Patti, In my opinion, protestant churches might be defined as Christian Churches which were formed in Western Europe during and after the Reformation. The Eastern Christian Churches (Russia, Greece) are referred to as Orthodox. Also, I suspect that most Protestants coming out of Ireland would have been Presbyterian (Church of Scotland), Methodist or Episcopalian (Church of England). My Irish ancestors were from what is now Northern Ireland and became Episcopalians in the USA. Brad Miter/OH -----Original Message----- From: NYRENSSE-L-request@rootsweb.com [mailto:NYRENSSE-L-request@rootsweb.com]On Behalf Of Patti Smith Sent: Monday, June 11, 2001 11:50 AM To: NYRENSSE-L@rootsweb.com Subject: RE: [Rensselaer] Protestant Churches Hi Cliff, I am responding to the list in case anyone else might be interested in the church list you sent me. Thanks for your help. I hope I don't sound too stupid when I ask this question but.... being born and raised catholic, I'm not sure what a "protestant" church is. Is a methodist considered a protestant? How about Episcopal or baptist? Also, would someone from Ireland been more drawn to a certain "protestant" church in Troy than another? Thanks, Patti -----Original Message----- From: Cliff Lamere [mailto:clifflamere@global2000.net] Sent: Monday, June 11, 2001 11:43 AM To: Patti Smith Subject: Re: [Rensselaer] Protestant Churches Patti, Graham Louer made a list of some churches of Rensselaer Co. and their beginning dates (either the earliest records or the formation of the church). Here is all that Graham had for Troy. He was interested in churches of a certain time period so there must have been churches that formed earlier and later. I should probably put the entire list into a webpage. I'll probably do that after conferring with Graham. 1791 troy 1st presbyterian, troy 1792 lansingburgh 1st presbyterian, troy 1795 troy 1st baptist, troy 1804 troy st paul's episcopal, troy 1804 troy trinity episcopal, troy*** (*** = early records missing or destroyed) 1804 troy millis memorial [originally lansingburgh 1st baptist] troy 1808 troy methodist episcopal, troy 1825 troy st peter's catholic, troy 1826 troy 2nd presbyterian, troy 1827 troy 1st methodist episcopal, troy Barb Baxter has made a list of LDS microfilms for Rensselaer Co. It contains only one Presbyterian church in Troy for the time period you need. If her list is complete, then LDS did not film many Troy churches. http://www.pinehurst.net/genealogy/rensselaer/search/rensselaer.htm Hope this helps. Cliff Patti Smith wrote: > Hello All, > > If my ancestors arrived in Troy (from Ireland) in the late 1830's and had > children in 1842 and 1848, what churches might they have gone to (guessing > they were protestant)? > > Since I have only researched catholic churches, my next avenue is > protestant. Can anyone give me the names of the prostestant churches in > Troy during that time frame? > > Thank so much in advance. > > Patti > Orlando, fl > > > > ==== NYRENSSE Mailing List ==== > Some Rensselaer Births, Marriages & Deaths: http://www.angelfire.com/fl/Sumter/Troy.html > Rensselaer County Genweb page: http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyrensse/ > GenConnect Board: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/NY/Rensselaer > 1880 Fed Census: http://www.connorsgenealogy.com > To unsubscribe http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/NY/rensselaer.html ==== NYRENSSE Mailing List ==== Barbara's Genealogy Page: http://members.tripod.com/~JeffriesB Rensselaer County Genweb page: http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyrensse/ GenConnect Board: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/NY/Rensselaer 1880 Fed Census: http://www.connorsgenealogy.com

Hi Cliff, I am responding to the list in case anyone else might be interested in the church list you sent me. Thanks for your help. I hope I don't sound too stupid when I ask this question but.... being born and raised catholic, I'm not sure what a "protestant" church is. Is a methodist considered a protestant? How about Episcopal or baptist? Also, would someone from Ireland been more drawn to a certain "protestant" church in Troy than another? Thanks, Patti -----Original Message----- From: Cliff Lamere [mailto:clifflamere@global2000.net] Sent: Monday, June 11, 2001 11:43 AM To: Patti Smith Subject: Re: [Rensselaer] Protestant Churches Patti, Graham Louer made a list of some churches of Rensselaer Co. and their beginning dates (either the earliest records or the formation of the church). Here is all that Graham had for Troy. He was interested in churches of a certain time period so there must have been churches that formed earlier and later. I should probably put the entire list into a webpage. I'll probably do that after conferring with Graham. 1791 troy 1st presbyterian, troy 1792 lansingburgh 1st presbyterian, troy 1795 troy 1st baptist, troy 1804 troy st paul's episcopal, troy 1804 troy trinity episcopal, troy*** (*** = early records missing or destroyed) 1804 troy millis memorial [originally lansingburgh 1st baptist] troy 1808 troy methodist episcopal, troy 1825 troy st peter's catholic, troy 1826 troy 2nd presbyterian, troy 1827 troy 1st methodist episcopal, troy Barb Baxter has made a list of LDS microfilms for Rensselaer Co. It contains only one Presbyterian church in Troy for the time period you need. If her list is complete, then LDS did not film many Troy churches. http://www.pinehurst.net/genealogy/rensselaer/search/rensselaer.htm Hope this helps. Cliff Patti Smith wrote: > Hello All, > > If my ancestors arrived in Troy (from Ireland) in the late 1830's and had > children in 1842 and 1848, what churches might they have gone to (guessing > they were protestant)? > > Since I have only researched catholic churches, my next avenue is > protestant. Can anyone give me the names of the prostestant churches in > Troy during that time frame? > > Thank so much in advance. > > Patti > Orlando, fl > > > > ==== NYRENSSE Mailing List ==== > Some Rensselaer Births, Marriages & Deaths: http://www.angelfire.com/fl/Sumter/Troy.html > Rensselaer County Genweb page: http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyrensse/ > GenConnect Board: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/NY/Rensselaer > 1880 Fed Census: http://www.connorsgenealogy.com > To unsubscribe http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/NY/rensselaer.html

Hello All, If my ancestors arrived in Troy (from Ireland) in the late 1830's and had children in 1842 and 1848, what churches might they have gone to (guessing they were protestant)? Since I have only researched catholic churches, my next avenue is protestant. Can anyone give me the names of the prostestant churches in Troy during that time frame? Thank so much in advance. Patti Orlando, fl

I realize that I am being very general, but is there anyone else out there doing research on the Wylie line in the Albany/Rensselaer area of New York. With all the research I have been doing I have never found anyone else working on this line in this area. I would love to trade info and work with someones else. Thanks, Bev

Looking for any information to validate the family of Joshua DAVIS (1775-1840) and wife Amy STRAIGHT (1779-1837), married 1795. They both were born and married in Hopkinton, Washington Co., RI and migrated before 1800 to Berlin, Rensselaer Co., NY and later to Brookfield, Madison Co., NY as part of the migratory Seventh Day Baptist movement. They settled in Lincklaen and Otselic. Several are buried in the Rhode Island Cemetery in Lincklaen including Amy and son Joshua Jr. I would like to know where Joshua Sr. died. Norwich historian records show they had 6 boys and 2 girls. Males were probably David R.M., (these initials were probably for ROGERS MAXSON), William F., Joshua C., Job Greene, and Eliphalet and possibly Richard, Isaac, Ethan, or Silas as the 6th. One of the two girls may have been Anna, the other girl is unknown to me. Also interested in son Job Greene DAVIS (1799-1869) and wife Susan MONEY (1805-1873). They were born in NY and RI respectively. Children were: Almeda L. DAVIS m. John Curtis HOXIE Nathan DAVIS m. Sarah A. ?? Julia M. DAVIS m. Stephen REYNOLDS Samuel D. DAVIS m. Eliza ?? Jerome DAVIS m. Eunice DICKINSON Eugene D. DAVIS m. Anstis BILLINGS Mary Ann DAVIS m. ?? Can you help? G. Maria Davis-Johnson <mailto:mjohnson@digitaldune.net> Yuma, Arizona USA Learn to love the adventure, not just the destination. Researching (SDB) Davis of Welsh descent in PA, RI, NJ, NY, WVa, and WI. Davis allied families: Babcock, Burdick, Cartwright, Clarke, Crandall, Crumb, Greene, Lanphere, Maxson, Rogers, Stillman. Also Dickinson, Eckstrom, Henry, Hoxie, Kent, Moon, Money, Straight, Wex.

The URL (address) that I sent out earlier this morning is valid. I just learned that RootsWeb's "freepages" section is down for part of today for maintenance and upgrading. They need to install more hard drive space. The maintenance will continue over the next few days, but the message I received did not say whether that would cause further outages or not. I suspect it will. Other RootsWeb sections are working fine. However, if you try to access a URL beginning with "freepages", you can expect problems part of today and perhaps for the next few days. I just picked the wrong morning to post the update of my Guide. I have been receiving mail asking me to check the URL, which is why I am sending this message to the list. Freepages makes it possible for me and many other people to have a personal website on RootsWeb. It is a wonderful service, but has become so popular that they have run out of computer hard drive space. The current problem is just a small glitch due to popularity. Things will be back to normal soon. In the meantime, be patient. Cliff