This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/QAQBAEB/515.1.1.2 Message Board Post: I have no idea who started this thread. But in case I have the right person, here are a few suggestions to make it more likely you will get better results. There are many people willing to help. Please, when one posts to message boards about lookups that go to the mailing lists, tell the readers everything in EACH MESSAGE that is needed for the lookup, i.e. full name, spouses's name, dates and locations as best you know them. One or two phrase replies to previous messages are meaningless to the people on the mailing lists who are likely the ones who may have the information to help. The Stowell book is large and it takes too much time to look for requests that are not specific. As someone else mentioned, if one knows it, giving the wife's name often makes for a much easier lookup, rather than some common Stowell name that could have 20 or 30 entries. Eveything one can provide that makes a lookup quicker and easier will likely bring the poster a better result. There are lots of people ready to help, but we need information that narrows down the request. To expect someone to go back and read a thread of several messages is not going to result in people wanting to try to find the answer for the person asking.