Welcome to 1999! I know that I have already sent a similar message, but since many people left over the Holidays and are now returning, I thought I should send the reminder again. I just wanted to take a minute to remind you that many people will have gotten their first computer this Holiday Season. These people are perhaps our "cousins" and they will be joining this list. They will be what some consider "newbies." They will make mistakes. I urge all of you to let me handle those mistakes. We have all made them and we want to encourage others to join our group, not discourage them by publically pointing out their errors. Your patience with the newbies will not only be appreciated by me, the listowner, but may benefit you. You never know when that newbie may have the missing information you've been searching for. New on the computer may have years of genealogical research experience to their credit. Thank you and may 1999 bring you all those missing ancestors! Barbara, Listowner -- Barbara Farthing Bonham Summerville, SC The Family Snitch's Web http://www.tfsweb.net League of the South - SC Chapter http://www.palmetto.org