Sorry to repeat myself but time is ticking by As we now all know the Rootsweb lists will cease to operate on the 2nd March 2020 The archives will we are told, remain searchable, but in what form I am unsure, and for how long they will survive I do not know, while Ancestry say they will keep them available, they said that about the mailing lists didn't they ;-) Since the archives were (nearly) reinstated they have lost a lot of their usefulness, firstly as all posters email addresses were removed (GDPR again) and the search does not work as it should They say they will fix the problems with the archives search but I won't hold my breath waiting for it to happen (NB if you check each lists archives it will show all posts up to date, but if you *search* the archives, separately or all together, the latest posts are 1 year and 4 months old) So what I would suggest is, a last post or more to the Rootsweb lists (that is all that you are a subscriber to) stating your interests and connections (ie when, where and who) NB Use a *new* email and add the list address, do *not* reply to one and type you subject line over it as it will be lost in a thread attached to the original post, you want yours to stick out if someone looks at the archives And if you want to be contacted, add in an email address in a form that does not look like an email address, (or presumably it will be stripped out by the software) Such as fred.bloggs AT whatsit.com That way anyone finding it in the archives will at least have a possibility of making contact with you Just a thought You have until the 1st March to do it BUT don't leave it to long, who knows what may happen from now until then For those that have done so already, well done ;-) -- Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK)