Hello List, My half-hearted genealogy research came to a halt about 3 years ago when it grew to the point I couldn't keep it organized. My husband came to my rescue and helped me put all my genealogy information on the computer. In the process he became interested and caught the bug. This is the first hobby we have ever shared. We both became consumed. Our goal is to write a book for each of our grandchildren which parallels the child's family tree with history. Since we both began 3 years ago we have contacted relatives we didn't know we had. Found cousins all over the USA. We found an 80 year old Great Aunt living in North Carolina who had looked unsuccessfully for my husband for years in order to give him his grandmother's Bible. What a blessing. On the other hand we just missed by one week meeting a Great Uncle who died at age 100 and knew information we needed. I knew little of my Mom's family (O'Neals) because of the divorce of her parents when she was four. But in August of this year I spent a delightful day touring the old family homeplace in Lincoln Co., TN. with my Mom's fourth cousin whom we had never met. Russell O'Neal and his wife treated us to a day of true Southern Hospitality. Genealogy has given us a connection with family we were unable to have before. Trisha