This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: Manatee3 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.ceeurope.germany.schleswig.general/6394.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: That is a surprise. Perhaps they thought that was a donation one way or the other? But if that's the case you'd think they would have at least let you know they didn't find anything. Have you written back to them? If not, I certainly would and if you have I'd write again. The archive I was talking about would always do the research, then emial me the charges. I would then send the money and then they would send the copies. Another archive I had written to took a year without any response from them and then all of a sudden the copies arrived in the mail without even a bill! Don't know if they figured since it had been so long they wouldn't charge or what. I have never sent money in advance of getting a response from them saying they will do the research and mostly not until they have actually done the research. Janet Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.