Lyn, Thank you for the info about the newspaper. Guess what occured from my request? A cousin saw it and wrote me!! I have been reading all these messages about people sending messages and getting a result but nothing ever happened like that for me. I am sooooo excited!! His mom and mine went to school together. Now "I" have a success story!! YIPPEE!! Sandy P - near cool, damp St. Louieeee who is finally assured that her ancestors were not hatched