Giliane GBW@aol.com wrote: > In a message dated 12/30/00 1:14:18 PM Eastern Standard Time, > zurlauben@mindspring.com writes: > > << Mater is not to be found in current Belgium telephone > listings >> > > Hal: > > If you check the following site you will see that in 1996 there were 15 Mater > listed in Belgium. There is also a map that shows the concentration. > http://geonome.metaphor.be/cgi-bin/geonome.pl > > On the other hand, if you look at the name Maitre, French for Mater, there > are still about 49 in Belgium... > > Best wishes .... > > Gilane Newton, MA Gilane - that is one of the neatest maps I have ever seen. You are so right - thanks - Hal PS I viewed and then downloaded the map and have since opened it in Corel Paint. It will be part of my family story on my Mateer/Mater/ maybe Matter or Maitre line, no matter what. >