I agree with Allen and Ron. I love to read information about other families and have no quarrel with that; but I don't think it's necessary to put your "thank you's"on the message boards or advertise your own interests such as the dog lover lady does. I'm a dog lover too; but don't put my work on the message boards. I have a delete button to; but I have to open everything to see if it's of interest. I also hope that we end this discussion soon and get back to the real interest which is finding our ancestors! Judith Johnson Peterson