Someone asked how to access the archives. This might be useful for new subscribers who have missed a few years of discussions. It from the Rootsweb, which runs the Sloan-Slone List and all the other Lists. There is a help page on how to do this at: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~help/help/search.htm If you are like me and don't like to read informative instructions, go directly to: http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/searches/ There you can see a table of contents of the many different databases available for searching, If you want to search the Sloan-Slone list, chose the item on the bottom: "Search a million messages from over four thousand genealogy mailing lists" When you get the next screen type in the list name: Sloan-Slone When you get the next screen, pick the year you want and type in what you are looking for: i.e. Archibald and Sloan or John and Sloan and Duplin Be careful, It looks like a site you go to and never return!! Frank Mitchell