Due to the time required to manually index the Rockland genealogical queries, I am converting to the GenConnect automated query system. It has the advantage of being tied into the world-wide GenConnect system, where you can query the whole world for a suname at one time. Unfortunately, due to the way GenConnect is administered, it is not possible to simply direct all new Rockland GenConnect queries to this NYROCKLA-L@rootsweb.com mailing list. IF YOU WISH TO RECEIVE EMAIL FOR EACH QUERY AS IT IS POSTED, PLEASE GO TO http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/NY/Rockland#Subscribe AND SUBSCRIBE TO THAT SEPARATE NOTIFICATION LIST. NYROCKLA-L@rootsweb.com will continue to exist for non-surname queries, general announcements, and discussions of genealogical and historical interest. The surname index in the new system will not be available until mid-January. Thank you for your patience. Over the next few days I will finish posting all the old queries into the new system. Until that is completed and the new surname index is working, the old queries will still be available from http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyrockla/rcquery.htm#BMINDEX , and non-surname queries will continue to be archived there. Please observe the formatting guidelines described in http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyrockla/rcquery.htm to help improve readability through consistent format. I can edit queries after they are submitted, but you can save me work by following the format shown in the over 300 queries already listed at http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/NY/Rockland Thanks for your support. I welcome your suggestions. --Bruce (Bruce Hamilton, Redondo Beach, CA) bhami@netcom.com http://home.earthlink.net/~bhami/ County Coordinator, Rockland, NYGenWeb / USGenWeb Webmaster, Genealogical Society of Rockland County