Hello... Several of us have ancestors who go back to Ireland and/or Scotland... Speaking of Irish journalist, Billy Kennedy, he will be presenting a lecture in my hometown, Blountville in Sullivan County, Tennessee on Tuesday, October 16, 2001, at 7:00 p.m. at the Sullivan County Library. Lecture fees are $15, and you must be pre-registered. For anyone who is interested, you may check my website at www.huntgenealogy.com/kennedy.htm for further details, as this will be sponsored by Hunt Multimedia Genealogy and the Sullivan County Genealogical Society. I personally descend from Rev. William Steele, born 1754 Charles Co., MD, who resided in Surry and Stokes Counties, North Carolina. I've been working on a manuscript for William Steele and his descendants for nearly 20 years, and hope to finalize it for publication this winter. Happy hunting... Shelia Steele Hunt Shelia@chartertn.net Hunt Multimedia Genealogy P.O. Box 3826, Kingsport, TN 423.279.0422 voice