Brian--I'm a Perkins, but, at this time, I have no connection with yours--mine are from NY and MI. What I'd like to know is how do I get on the DeepSouth newsgroup? My father's family are all Southerners: Hall, Damerion, Eldridge, White, Jones, Bland, Willett, Harrington, and Bright among others, VA, GA, AL, MS, KY, TX. Allison Vachon ciceron@aol.com ------------------------------