Hello Betty and Eileen: Yes we can believe that doing genealogy and not knowing where to find our family is the same for all beginners!!!!!!We just have to help others to find their family tree and sometimes, just by chance, we find a little bit of information that we were missing and our luck changes. We all hit dead ends in our search and we should all be good neighbors and help each other. From a native of Pennsylvania. Pearl --- Eileen Irwin <[email protected]> wrote: > Yes, Betty, I can believe someone doing Genealogy > and don't know how to get a > state census. I can believe someone doing Genealogy > and don't know how to get > many other records also. I can believe someone > doing Genealogy and don't know > how to do any research, period. As a matter of fact > I can believe someone doing > Genealogy and thinking that all they have to do is > go on the internet and there > it is.......all done up and ready for them. There > are all kinds out there, > however, there are also beginners and newbies who > are just learning the basics. > > I blame much of the ignorance on things/places like > Family Tree Maker; World > Family Tree; ancestry.com and even rootsweb. Their > priorities are selling > products and information and leading the novices to > believe that genealogy is > quick and easy. > > Eileen Irwin > Mesa, AZ > > Betty Grafton wrote: > > > > Can you believe someone doing Genealogy and don't > know how to get a state > > census? > > > > ==== PAARMSTR Mailing List ==== > > NetZero Platinum > No Banner Ads and Unlimited Access > Sign Up Today - Only $9.95 per month! > http://www.netzero.net > > > ==== PAARMSTR Mailing List ==== > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get personalized email addresses from Yahoo! Mail http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/