if she is really elderly, she may not take the time to write or she may have arthritis or may not even be able to afford the postage ! Rootsweb seems to have e-lists for EVERYWHERE; (and for nearly any conceivable surname) my suggestion would be to get on one of those having to do with French lineages, and see if you can find someone on the list, living in France, who could contact her directly; in return you might be able to research something for that person in the U.S. if that doesn't work, there is someone on our quilting e-list who lives in France and just might do it .. don't wait, I have been two weeks "too late" to contact several relatives or researchers -- I think we were all shocked to have Jackie Drybread die so young (and at her computer working on genealogy at that) C ----- Original Message ----- From: <Yayanb@aol.com> To: <ROCKINGCHAIR-ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: September 25, 2003 11:49 AM Subject: [RC-ROOTS] Ancestry-France > Thanks, Candy, for your reply. Most helpful. I do have a VERY old address of > an elderly relative in France; don't know if she is still living. I will take > a chance and write to her - see > if someone answers or if the letter is returned. > Noelie