Hello All! I am hoping we can find an English Webmaster.... one who will take on the task of creating a new website which will SOMEHOW collect and collate the data we are gathering re the various Strong/Strange/L'estrange/Strangman/Strangway/Straughn, etc families scattered about the various counties of England. Please take a look at my Lineages Directory: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Prairie/7530/lineages.html under the category of Strongs of English or Norman descent. There is a long, long list of names and lineages, which I have attempted to sort geographically by area and county. Frankly, I need to go to a map every time I come up against most English counties, and I am afraid I have "mis-sorted" some of them {:-). I have made no attempt to collect any data, relying on the various researchers to compile and keep their own records. As you know, my website started with an emphasis on Ireland, only reaching back into England when lineage connections can be made or inferred.... and I will be the first to admit that my English research has been limited. When he was alive, John Mayer provided us with an invaluable asset in that he was an excellent researcher, had an immense library inherited from his grandfather, Alexander T. Strange, and had many insights into Strange and Strong research reaching back into the Norman Conquest. We have made an attempt to keep his writing available to us as a research tool.... but we need something more. Martha Strong's "My World" site is an excellent body of research re the Strongs of southwest England... Dorset, Somerset, and Devon; with some extension into other adjoining counties... and of course, following lineages on to New England. However, it strikes me that we need someone who will look at the rest of England as a whole... and who can work with the rest of us to try to tie the various pieces together from that perspective, leading to lineages in Australia, New Zealand, Canada, US, Africa, and Ireland. We need an active researcher willing to specialize in England and to share his/her insights with us through management of a Website. Residence in England would be desirable... but is not essential. What is needed, however, is someone with insight into English laws, customs, history and society... someone who at least understands some of the nuances of "English" English when written and spoken. Obviously, the rest of us would be quite happy to have some interested person to share the work with! While we are at it, a webmaster who would be willing to perform the same or similar role with regard to the various Strang/Strange/Strong lineages originating in Scotland would be "frosting on the cake"! Any Volunteers????!!!!! And, please note, setting up and managing a website, while perhaps a challenge, is not an insurmountable task.... talk to us about it; there are several of us available to help get you going, if you have not previously had experience with a website of your own. Regards, David B. "Dave" Strong Email: [email protected] Website, "Researching Strong(e)s and Strang(e)s in Britain & Ireland" http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Prairie/7530