hi! this is more tedious than I remembered. Results at: <http://home.att.net/~tsterkel> Here is the plan. 1. complete basic portal - include RussianGerman WebRing - basic structure 2. create a full HELP site (50% done, see below) 3. Add village databases for Norka, Stahl am Tarlyk, Messer (simultaneous submission of validated (GEDCOM 5.5 compliant) databases to AHSGR HQ to allow immediate inquiries. 4. Add family databases for Sterkel, Langmacher, Schumann, and Hohnstein (simultaneous submission of validated (GEDCOM 5.5 compliant) databases to AHSGR HQ to allow immediate inquiries. 5. Add Hesse and Kurplatz village data. About that Help site. check out the right most column. about 50% done. let me know how it works for you. One note, where I have been careful, I kept the originator of the information and have given credit. If you believe that I missed your contribution, e-mail me with the SPECIFICS and I will add the credit on the next upload. working on it! terry {*}mailto:tsterkel@worldnet.att.net