http://lists.rootsweb.com/ Rootsweb.com has 26,707 mailing lists. These lists are an excellent tool for finding others researching your surname [or maternal surname if so desired], and to learn about genealogy research. The link above will take you to the directory to all the mailing lists. As you move down the page, you will see the category Surnames. Click on the letter of the alphabet for your surname to see what lists exist. If you find your surname listed, click on the surname to get the page that will tell you how to subscribe to the mailing list. The page for the surname also provides links to BROWSE and SEARCH the ARCHIVES. As you will see at the Rootsweb.com directory page for the mailing lists,Rootsweb has a wide variety of mailing lists, such as by geographic area, Ethnic origin, and the largest mailing lists, Roots-L for genealogy in general, and Gen-newbie for those who are new to genealogy. Rootsweb also hosts the DNA mailing list, which you will find under Miscellaneous. The list is called GENEALOGY-DNA. The DNA mailing list is an excellent source to expand your knowledge about Genetic Genealogy. (Copyright 2003, Family Tree DNA), and cite "Facts & Genes" (http://www.familytreeDNA.com/facts_genes.asp) as the source. _________________________________________________________________ Add photos to your messages with MSN 8. Get 2 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/featuredemail