Dear Inverness Listers.. I am going to sneak this one in under the title Genealogy, tho it is not a look-up. Well, maybe a look UP...to those who have gone on. Websters dictionary, http://www.cs.indiana.edu/hyplan/raindurk/webster.html, descibes GENEALOGY as ge-ne-al-o-gy \-je^-\ pl -gies [ME genealogie, fr. MF, fr. LL genealogia, fr. Gk, fr. genea race, family + -logia -logy; akin to Gk genos race] (14c) 1: an account of the descent of a person, family, or group from an ancestor or from older forms 2: regular descent of a person, family, or group of organisms from a progenitor or older form: PEDIGREE 3: the study of family pedigrees -- ge-ne-a-log-i-cal \,je^--ne^--e-'la^:j-i-kel, ,jen-e^--\ adj -- ge-ne-a-log-i-cal-ly \-k(e-)le^-\ adv ======================================== I think this account among my grandmother (b. 1886) Jessie Cameron's writings( constitutes 'account of family, group from an ancestor..' ---------------------- HEREDITY (examples) (music, art, literature) Beethoven's father and gfather were musicians of ability. Mozarts father was a promnent musician. The Bach family were musicians for generation after generation, beginning with Veit Bach in 16th century. Puccini (modern operatic composer) traces prominent musicianship in his father, gfather, ggfather and his gggrandfather, all of whom achieved high reputation in the art. Though often exceptions, heredity indicates a strong possibility even probability --of musical talent in children. ------------------------ Grandmother Jessie lists family talents or abilities showing strong through the generations. Try it with your own family. The GIFT goes on...... Peg V