In a message dated 99-11-15 13:18:02 EST, you write: << hi! can anyone give the list the approximate boundary lines for the Mon Valley, which this list is all about.... you know, like McKeesport to another town to another town - so we can all look at a map and actually SEE where this area is. i grew up in elizabeth twp, have kin all over belle vernon, sutersville, etc, but still am unsure about exactly where this boundary may be! can anyone give us a connect the dots lesson???? >> Ok... I'll try. My original definition of the Mid Mon Valley, which is the specific area this list was intended for: Any town, burrough or township (including any towns or burroughs that are surrounded by a township) that borders on some part of the Monongahela River, in the counties of Washington, Westmoreland, and Fayette county, (down to and including Luzerne township in Fayette), PLUS any town burrough or township that is "across the river" from an area that fits the above discription, which would include the southernmost portions of Allegheny (Forward twp., and Elizabeth), and the northeast portions of Greene. These boundries are not etched in stone, and I see no harm in extending them north to (McKeesport/Dravosburg), or south into Greene co, (Carmichaels, Dry Tavern, Rices Landing areas). The usefulness of this list as opposed to the Allegheny list for areas of Clariton/McKeesport and north, may be lessened due to the fact that both sides of the river are in Allegheny County. If you had family members who lived in McKeesport, and others who lived in Donora, and you make a connection to your Donora families, and the info about the McKeesporters would interest other members on the list, by all means send it. I, for one would rather have too much information, rather than not enough, or worse, none at all !! If your not familiar with the geography of the area, send the message. Lets keep the subject lines in our messages clear.. If you have specific surnames and Areas in your message, name them in the Sublect Line... If you run out of room put "+more" at the end of the line. I never delete a message that tells me there is more than what could be included in the subject line. Hope this helps! Thanks, Mike Donaldson ([email protected]) Allenport, PA ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ http://www.my-ged.com/donldson ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Listowner of: Monongahela River Valley of Penna Rootsweb mailing list: [email protected] - Mail mode [email protected] - Digest mode