How right you are. It is totally amazing. The only conclusion I can come to is; we all operate w/ a vast amount of subliminal knowledge in our heads that never gets written down, or even though about on a daily basis. If you've lived in a community for any number of years you know people by associating them w/ other family members and friends. How often have we heard someone talk about Mrs. So and So, then someone else says, "Oh, wasn't she a ----, giving her maiden name. Maybe we need to tap into the old timers of the county who aren't necessarily on the computer. I've lived in Fairbanks Alaska since 1974 but I'd say that I have a pretty good background on most families that have lived here since 1900, and if I don't know them, I know who to ask. Maybe that's just because I'm interested in genealogy in general. We need about 5-10 more Herman Fagley's on this list and then we'll all have answers to our questions. It will be interesting to list what everyone else says about your comments. _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at http://profiles.msn.com.