Dear Judi: What Sandy said to the group was not offensive. It is the truth. Having done extensive research through the Ohio newspapers, unless a person can identify the exact date, exact newspaper in which the obit appears, and the exact page, it can be very difficult to locate the obit without hunting and pecking. The layouts of each paper are different and require you to "get a feel" for where you might find a particular obit. i.e. is it on the first page, buried in the farm page, listed on the bottom of the social page? Volunteers will look if you have specific instructions, but they cannot afford the time to do the searching. Unfortunately this is a fact of research. These lists are to help each other the best we can and to share information. There is no need to condemn anybody. If you take offense, please send a private e-mail to that person who offended you. The OHJEFFER-rootsweb list is not the place for that kind of thing. Sandy, thank you for being a helpful person. Without people like you, research wouldn't be as much fun and a heck of a lot more difficult. :-) Susan O'Brien Librarian General, Continental Society Daughters of Indian Wars National Chm. Star-spangled Banner House, Daughters of 1812 National Counselor Year 2000, Nat'l Soc. of the Descendants of Colonial Clergy.