This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: NutmegGreenwood Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.britisles.scotland.wig.general/2177.1.1.1.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: The entire Archives of the Wigtownshire Mailing List [or any Rootsweb Mailing List] can be read by going to the Homepage for that List and clicking on BROWSE the Archives. That link for the Homepage is here for Wigtownshire : http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/index/intl/SCT/SCT-WIGTOWNSHIRE.html Anyone can freely READ every post and even personally respond to the sender by looking for their eMail address in the header. However they cannot POST to the List until they Subscribe as Mary details in her recent post. Joining [subscribing] would be the most helpful however if that's not desired, every post on this subject [or any post ever sent to the List since its inception in 1996 although it finally got going in 2001] can be read in its entirety without subscribing. The option to SEARCH the Archives uses a searchword/words and returns pertinent posts with what you've asked for. The Wigtownshire List usually provides quite reliable answers to questions asked, there are a lot of Subscribers and a great many have information that can be useful in these mystery situations. I too would recommend Subscribing to the Mailing List however keep in mind the alternative to Search/Browse all of the posts up to today's date. Am really enjoying having the List working again....! . Meg Greenwood / Oklahoma USA ==================================== 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. <br>